Wilson, Robert / Drayton, Michael / Munday, Anthony / Hathaway, Richard · published 1600 · first performed or written 1599 [Oct 16, payment] (Annals) history · Admiral's (Nottingham's) Men unassigned nearest T18 Rebels, barons and the king's wars at ho · 498 words
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My lord of Suffolk, post away for life, And let our forces of such horse and foot, As can be gathered up by any means, Make speedy rendezvous in Tuttle fields, It must be done this evening my Lord, This night the rebels mean to draw to head Near Islington, which if your speed prevent not, If once they should unite their several forces, Their power is almost thought invincible, Away my Lord I will be with you soon. I go my Sovereign with all happy speed. Make haste my lord of Suffolk as you love us, Butler, post you to London with all speed. Command the Maior, and shrieves, on their allegiance, The city gates be presently shut up, And guarded with a strong sufficient watch, And not a man be suffered to pass, Without a special warrant from ourself. Command the Postern by the Tower be kept, And proclamation on the pain of death, That not a citizen stir from his doors, Except such as the Maior and shreeves shall choose, For their own guard, and safety of their persons, Butler away, have care unto my charge. I go my Sovereign. Butler. My Lord. Go down by Greenwich, and command a boat, At the friars bridge attend my coming down. I will my Lord. It's time I think to look unto rebellion, When Acton doth expect unto his aid, No less than fifty thousand Londoners, Well, I'll to Westminster in this disguise, To hear what news is stirring in these brawls. Stand trueman says a thief? Stand thief, says a true man, how if a thief? Stand thief too. Then thief or trueman I see I must stand, I see howsoever the world wags, the trade of thieving yet will never down, what art thou? A good fellow. So am I too, I see thou dost know me. If thou be a good fellow, play the good fellows part, deliver thy purse without more ado. I have no money. I must make you find some before we part, if you have no money you shall have ware, as many sound dry blows as your skin can carry. Is that the plain truth? Sirrah no more ado, come, come, give me the money you have, dispatch, I cannot stand all day. Well, if thou wilt needs have it, there 'tis: just the proverb, one thief robs another, where the devil are all my old thieves, that were wont to keep this walk? Falstaff the villain is so fat, he cannot get on's horse, but methinks Poines and Peto should be stirring hereabouts. How much is there on't of thy word? A hundred pound in Angels, on my word, The time has been I would have done as much For thee, if thou hadst passed this way, as I have now. Sirrah, what art thou, thou seek'st a gentleman? I am no less, yet a poor one now, for thou hast all my money. From whence cam'st thou?
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My lord of Suffolk, poste away for life, And let our forces of such horse and foote, As can be gathered vp by any meanes, Make speedy randeuow in Tuttle fields, It must be done this euening my Lord, This night the rebells meane to draw to head Neere Islington, which if your speede preuent not, If once they should vnite their seuerall forces, Their power is almost thought inuincible, Away my Lord I will be with you soone. I go my Soueraigne with all happie speede. Make haste my lord of Suffolke as you loue vs, Butler, poste you to London with all speede. Commaund the Maior, and shrieues, on their alegiance, The cittie gates be presently shut vp, And guarded with a strong sufficient watch, And not a man be suffered to passe, Without a speciall warrant from our selfe. Command the Posterne by the Tower be kept, And proclmation on the paine of death, That not a citizen stirre from his doores, Except such as the Maior and Shrieues shall chuse, For their owne guarde, and safety of their persons, Butler away, haue care vnto my charge. I goe my Soueraigne. Butler. My Lord. Goe downe by Greenewich, and command a boate, At the Friers bridge attend my comming downe. I will my Lord. It's time I thinke to looke vnto rebellion, When Acton doth expect vnto his ayd, No lesse then fiftie thousand Londoners, Well, Ile to Westminster in this disguise, To heare what newes is stirring in these brawles. Stand true-man saies a thiefe? Stand thiefe, saies a true man, how if a thiefe? Stand thiefe too. Then thiefe or true-man I see I must stand, I see how soeuer the world wagges, the trade of theeuing yet will neuer downe, what art thou? A good fellow. So am I too, I see thou dost know me. If thou be a good fellow, play the good fellowes part, deliuer thy purse without more adoe. I haue no mony. I must make you find some before we part, if you haue no mony you shal haue ware, as many sound drie blows as your skin can carrie. Is that the plaine truth? Sirra no more adoe, come, come, giue me the mony you haue, dispatch, I cannot stand all day. Wel, if thou wilt needs haue it, there tis: iust the prouerb, one thiefe robs another, where the diuel are all my old theeues, that were wont to keepe this walke? Falstaffe the villaine is so fat, he cannot get on's horse, but me thinkes Poines and Peto should be stirring here abouts. How much is there on't of thy word? A hundred pound in Angels, on my word, The time has beene I would haue done as much For thee, if thou hadst past this way, as I haue now. Sirra, what art thou, thou seem'st a gentleman? I am no lesse, yet a poore one now, for thou hast al my mony. From whence cam'st thou?