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A08469	The first part of the true and honorable historie, of the life of Sir Iohn Old-castle, the good Lord Cobham As it hath been lately acted by the right honorable the Earle of Notingham Lord high Admirall of England his seruants.; Sir John Oldcastle.	Munday, Anthony, 1553-1633. aut; Drayton, Michael, 1563-1631. aut; Wilson, Robert, d. 1600. aut; Hathway, Richard, fl. 1598-1602. aut	1600 (1600)	STC 18795; ESTC S106323	46,191	82

be all friends then Constable Well said mistris Dorothy ifaith Harp Thou art the madst priest that euer I met with Wroth. Giue me thy hand thou art as good a fellow I am a singer a drinker a bencher a wencher I can say a masse and kisse a lasse faith I haue a parsonage and bicause I would not be at too much charges this wench serues me for a sexton Harp Well said mad priest wee le in and be friends exeunt Enter sir Roger Acton master Bourne master Beuerley and William Murley the brewer of Dunstable Acton Now maister Murley I am well assurde You know our arrant and do like the cause Being a man affected as we are Mu. Mary God dild ye daintie my deere no master good Sr Roger Acton Knight maister Bourne and maister Beuerley esquires gentlemen and iustices of the peace no maister I but plaine William Murly the brewer of Dunstable your honest neighbour and your friend if ye be men of my profession Beuerley Professed friends to Wickliffe foes to Rome Murl. Hold by me lad leane vpon that staffe good maister Beuerley all of a house say your mind say your mind Acton You know our faction now is growne so great Throughout the realme that it beginnes to smoake Into the Cleargies eies and the Kings eares High time it is that we were drawne to head Our generall and officers appoynted And warres ye wot will aske great store of coine Able to strength our action with your purse You are elected for a colonell Ouer a regiment of fifteene bands Murley Fue paltrie paltrie in and out to and fro be it more or lesse vppon occasion Lorde haue mercie vppon vs what a world is this Sir Roger Acton I am but a Dunstable man a plaine brewer ye know will lusty Caualiering captaines gentlemen come at my calling goe at my bidding Daintie my deere thei le doe a dogge of waxe a horse of cheese a pricke and a pudding no no ye must appoint some lord or knight at least to that place Bourne Why master Murley you shall be a Knight Were you not in election to be shrieue Haue ye not past all offices but that Haue ye not wealth to make your wife a lady I warrant you my lord our Generall Bestowes that honor on you at first sight Murley Mary God dild ye daintie my deare But tell me who shal be our Generall Where 's the lord Cobham sir Iohn Old-castle That noble almes-giuer housekeeper vertuous Religious gentleman Come to me there boies Come to me there Acton Why who but he shall be our Generall Murley And shall he knight me and make me colonell Acton My word for that sir William Murley knight Murley Fellow sir Roger Acton knight all fellowes I meane in armes how strong are we how many partners our enemies beside the King are mightie be it more or lesse vpon occasion reckon our force Acton There are of vs our friends and followers Three thousand and three hundred at the least Of northerne lads foure thousand beside horse From Kent there comes with sir Iohn Old-castle Seauen thousand then from London issue out Of maisters seruants strangers prentices Fortie odde thousands into Ficket field Where we appoynt our speciall randeuous Murley Fue paltry paltry in and out to and fro Lord haue mercie vpon vs what a world is this where 's that Ficket fielde sir Roger Acton Behinde saint Giles in the field neere Holborne Murley Newgate vp Holborne S. Giles in the field and to Tiborne an old saw for the day for the day Acton On friday next the foureteenth day of Ianuary Murley Tyllie vallie trust me neuer if I haue any liking of that day fue paltry paltry friday quoth a dismall day Childermasse day this yeare was friday Beuerley Nay maister Murley if you obserue such daies We make some question of your constancie All daies are like to men resolu'de in right Murley Say Amen and say no more but say and hold master Beuerley friday next and Ficket field and William Murley and his merry men shal be al one I haue halfe a score iades that draw my beere cartes and euery iade shall beare a knaue and euery knaue shall weare a iacke and euery iacke shal haue a scull and euery scull shal shew a speare and euery speare shal kill a foe at Ficket field at Ficket field Iohn and Tom and Dicke and Hodge and Rafe and Robin William George and all my knaues shall fight like men at Ficket field on friday next Bourne What summe of money meane you to disburse Murley It may be modestly decently soberly and handsomely I may bring fiue hundreth pound Acton Fiue hundreth man fiue thousand 's not enough A hundreth thousand will not pay our men Two months together either come preparde Like a braue Knight and martiall Colonell In glittering golde and gallant furniture Bringing in coyne a cart loade at the least And all your followers mounted on good horse Or neuer come disgracefull to vs all Beuerley Perchance you may be chosen Treasurer Tenne thousand pounds the least that you can bring Murley Paltry paltry in and out and fro vpon I haue ten thousand pound to spend and tenne too And rather than the Bishop shall haue his will of mee for my conscience it shall out all Flame and flaxe flame and flaxe it was gotte with water and mault and it shal flie with fire and gunne powder Sir Roger a cart loade of mony til the axetree cracke my selfe and my men in Ficket field on friday next remember my Knighthoode and my place there 's my hand I le bee there Exit Acton See what Ambition may perswade men to In hope of honor he will spend himselfe Bourne I neuer thought a Brewer halfe so rich Beuerley Was neuer bankerout Brewer yet but one With vsing too much mault too little water Acton That 's no fault in Brewers now-adayes Come away about our businesse exeunt Enter K. Harry Suffolke Butler and Old-castle kneeling to the King Harry T is not enough Lord Cobham to submit You must forsake your grosse opinion The Bishops find themselues much iniured And though for some good seruice you haue done We for our part are pleasde to pardon you Yet they will not so soone be satisfied Cobham My gracious Lord vnto your Maiestie Next vnto my God I owe my life And what is mine either by natures gift Or fortunes bountie al is at your seruice But for obedience to the Pope of Rome I owe him none nor shall his shaueling priests That are in England alter my beliefe If out of holy Scripture they can proue That I am in an errour I will yeeld And gladly take instruction at their hands But otherwise I do beseech your grace My conscience may not be incroacht vpon Har. We would be loath to presse our subiects bodies Much lesse their soules the deere redeemed part Of him that is the ruler of vs all Yet let me counsell ye that might command

liue each ioy vnto the other Powesse So great a kindnesse as I knowe not howe to make reply my sense is quite confounded Cobh. Let that alone and madam stay me not For I must backe vnto the court againe With all the speede I can Harpoole my horse Lady Cob. So soone my Lord what will you ride all night Cobham All night or day it must be so sweete wife Vrge me not why or what my businesse is But get you in Lord Powesse beare with me And madam thinke your welcome nere the worse My house is at your vse Harpoole away Harp Shall I attend your lordship to the court Cobh. Yea sir your gelding mount you presently exe Lady Cobh. I prythee Harpoole looke vnto thy Lord I do not like this sodaine posting backe Powes Some earnest businesse is a foote belike What e're it be pray God be his good guide Lady Po. Amen that hath so highly vs bested Lady Co. Come madam and my lord wee le hope the best You shall not into Wales till he returne Powesse Though great occasion be we should departe yet madam will we stay to be resolude of this vnlookt for doubtful accident Exeunt Enter Murley and his men prepared in some filthy order for warre Murly Come my hearts of flint modestly decently soberly and handsomly no man afore his Leader follow your master your Captaine your Knight that shal be for the honor of Meale-men Millers and Mault-men dunne is the mowse Dicke and Tom for the credite of Dunstable ding downe the enemie to morrow ye shall not come into the field like beggars where be Leonard and Laurence my two loaders Lord haue mercie vpon vs what a world is this I would giue a couple of shillings for a dozen of good fethers for ye and forty pence for as many skarffes to set ye out withall frost and snow a man has no heart to fight till he be braue Dicke Master I hope we be no babes for our manhood our bucklers and our towne foote-balls can beare witnesse and this lite parrell we haue shall off and wee 'l fight naked afore we runne away Tom. Nay I am of Laurence mind for that for he meanes to leaue his life behind him he and Leonard your two loaders are making their wills because they haue wiues now we Bachellers bid our friends scramble for our goods if we die but master pray ye let me ride vpon Cutte Murly Meale and salt wheat and mault fire and tow frost and snow why Tom thou shalt let me see here are you William and George are with my cart and Robin and Hodge holding my owne two horses proper men handsom men tall men true men Dicke But master master me thinkes you are a mad man to hazard your owne person and a cart load of money too Tom. Yea and maister there 's a worse matter in 't if it be as I heard say we go to fight against all the learned Bishops that should giue vs their blessing and if they curse vs we shall speede nere the better Dicke Nay bi r lady some say the King takes their part and master dare you fight against the King Murly Fie paltry paltry in and out to and fro vpon occasion if the King be so vnwise to come there wee le fight with him too Tom. What if we should kill the King Mur. Then wee le make another Dicke Is that all do ye not speake treason Mur. If we do who dare trippe vs we come to fight for our conscience and for honor little know you what is in my bosome looke here madde knaues a paire of guilt spurres Tom. A paire of golden spurres why do you not put them on your heeles your bosome 's no place for spurres Mur. Bee 't more or lesse vpon occasion Lord haue mercy vs Tom th' art a foole and thou speakest treason to knighthood dare any weare golden or siluer spurs til he be a knight no I shall be knighted to morrow and then they shall on sirs was it euer read in the church booke of Dunstable that euer mault man was made knight Tom. No but you are more you are meal-man maultman miller corne-master and all Dicke Yea and halfe a brewer too and the diuell and all for wealth you bring more money with you than all the rest Mur. The more 's my honor I shal be a knight to morow let me spose my men Tom vpon cutte Dicke vpon hobbe Hodge vpon Ball Raph vpon Sorell and Robin vpon the forehorse Enter Acton Bourne and Beuerley Tom. Stand who comes there Act. Al friends good fellow Murl. Friends and fellowes indeede sir Roger Act. Why thus you shew your selfe a Gentleman To keepe your day and come so well preparde Your cart stands yonder guarded by your men Who tell me it is loaden well with come What summe is there Mur. Ten thousand pound sir Roger and modestly decently soberly and handsomely see what I haue here against I be knighted Act. Gilt spurs t is well Mur. But where 's our armie sir Act. Disperst in sundry villages about Some here with vs in Hygate some at Finchley Totnam Enfield Edmunton Newington Islington Hogsdon Pancredge Kenzington Some neerer Thames Ratcliffe Blackwall and Bow But our chiefe strength must be the Londoners Which ere the Sunne to morrow shine Will be nere fiftie thousand in the field Mur. Mary God dild ye daintie my deere but vpon occasion sir Roger Acton doth not the King know of it and gather his power against vs Act. No hee 's secure at Eltham Mur. What do the Cleargie Act. Feare extreamly yet prepare no force Mur. In and out to and fro Bullie my boikin we shall shall the world afore vs I vow by my worshippe when I am knighted wee le take the King napping if he stand on their part Act. This night we few in Higate will repose With the first cocke wee le rise and arme our selues To be in Ficket fielde by breake of day And there expect our Generall Mur. Sir Iohn Old-castle what if he come not Bourne Yet our action stands Sir Roger Acton may supply his place Mur. True M. Bourne but who shall make me knight Beuer. He that hath power to be our Generall Act. Talke not of trifles come le ts away Our friends of London long till it be day exeunt Enter sir Iohn of Wrootham and Doll Doll By my troth thou art as ielous a man as liues Priest Canst thou blame me Doll thou art my lands my goods my iewels my wealth my purse none walks within xl. miles of London but a plies thee as truely as the parish does the poore mans boxe Doll I am as true to thee as the stone is in the wal and thou knowest well enough sir Iohn I was in as good doing when I came to thee as any wench neede to be and therefore thou hast tried me that thou hast by Gods body I wil not be kept as I haue bin that I will not Priest Doll if this