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with his innocent blood�拭�These speaking characters�察�were nothing else To 

plead against ye�察�would convict you both。 Bring them away�察�bereavers of 

my   joy。   At   Hartford�察  �where   the   Sizes   now   are   kept�察  �Their   lives   shall 

answer for my son's lost life。 

     COBHAM。 As we are innocent�察�so may we speed。 

     LEE。 As I am wronged�察�so may the law proceed。 

     ��Exeunt。�А�



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                             SCENE IX。 St。 Albans。 



     ��Enter bishop of Rochester�察�constable of St。 Albans�察�with sir John of 

Wrotham�察�Doll his wench�察�and the Irishman in Harpoole's apparel。�А�

     BISHOP。          What intricate confusion have we here�拭�Not two hours 

since we apprehended one�察�In habit Irish�察�but in speech not so�此�And now 

you bring another�察�that in speech Is altogether Irish�察�but in habit Seems to 

be   English�此   �yea   and   more   than   so�察   �The   servant   of   that   heretic   Lord 

Cobham。 

     IRISHMAN。 Fait�察�me be no servant of the lord Cobham�察�Me be Mack 

Chane of Vister。 

     BISHOP。   Otherwise   called   Harpoole   of   Kent�察  �go   to�察  �sir�察�You   cannot 

blind us with your broken Irish。 

     SIR   JOHN。   Trust   me�察  �my   Lord   Bishop�察  �whether   Irish�察  �Or   English�察�

Harpoole or not Harpoole�察�that I leave to be decided by the trial�此�But sure I 

am  this   man   by  face   and   speech   Is   he   that   murdered   young   sir   Richard 

Lee I met him presently upon the fact And that he slew his master for 

that gold�察�Those jewels�察�and that chain I took from him。 

     BISHOP。   Well�察  �our   affairs   do   call   us   back   to   London�察  �So   that   we 

cannot   prosecute   the   cause�察�As   we   desire   to   do�察  �therefore   we   leave   The 

charge   with   you�察  �to   see   they   be   conveyed   To   Hartford   Sise�此  �both   this 

counterfeit And you�察�sir John of Wrotham�察�and your wench�察�For you are 

culpable as well as they�察�Though not for murder�察�yet for felony。 But since 

you are the means to bring to light This graceless murder�察�you shall bear 

with you Our letters to the Judges of the bench�察�To be your friends in what 

they lawful may。 

     BISHOP。 So�察�away with them。 

     ��Exeunt。�А�



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                SCENE X。 Hertford。 A Hall of Justice。 



     ��Enter Gaoler and his man�察�bringing forth Old´castle。�А�

     GAOLER。        Bring    forth  the  prisoners�察   �see  the  court   prepared�察   �The 

Justices are coming to the bench。 So�察�let him stand�察�away�察�and fetch the 

rest。 

     ��Exeunt。�А�

     COBHAM。 Oh�察�give me patience to endure this scourge�察�Thou that art 

fountain of that virtuous stream�察�And though contempt�察�false witness�察�and 

reproach Hang on these iron gyves�察�to press my life As low as earth�察�yet 

strengthen me with faith�察�That I may mount in spirit above the clouds。 

     ��Enter Gaoler�察�bringing in Lady Old´castle and Harpoole。�А�

     Here comes my lady�此        �sorrow�察�tis for her Thy wound is grievous�察�else 

I scoff at thee。 What�察�and poor Harpoole� �art thou ith bryars too�拭�

     HARPOOLE。 Ifaith�察�my Lord�察�I am in�察�get out how I can。 

     LADY COBHAM。 Say�察�gentle Lord�察�for now we are alone�察�And may 

confer�察  �shall   we   confess   in   brief�察  �Of   whence�察  �and   what   we   are�察  �and   so 

prevent The accusation is commenced against us�拭�

     COBHAM。 What will that help us�拭�being known�察�sweet love�察�We shall 

for heresy be put to death�察�For so they term the religion we profess。 No�察�if 

it be ordained we must die�察�And at this instant�察�this our comfort be�察�That of 

the guilt imposed�察�our souls are free。 

     HARPOOLE。 Yea�察�yea�察�my lord�察�Harpoole is so resolved。 I wreak of 

death the less�察�in that I die Not by the sentence of that envious priest The 

Bishop of Rochester�此       �oh�察�were it he�察�Or by his means that I should suffer 

here�察�It would be double torment to my soul。 

     LADY COBHAM。 Well�察�be it then according as heaven please。 

     ��Enter lord Judge�察�two Justices�察�Mayor of Saint Albans�察�lord Powesse 

and his lady�察�and old sir Richard Lee�此           �the Judge and Justices take their 

places。�А�

     JUDGE。 Now�察�Master Mayor�察�what gentleman is that�察�You bring with 

you before us and the bench�拭�

     MAYOR。   The   Lord   Powis�察  �if   it   like   your   honor�察�And   this   his   Lady�察�

travelling toward Wales�察�Who�察�for they lodged last night within my house�察�



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And my Lord Bishop did lay search for such�察�Were very willing to come 

on with me�察�Lest for their sakes suspicion me might wrong。 

     JUDGE。 We cry your honor mercy�察�good my Lord�察�Wilt please ye take 

your place。     Madame�察�your ladyship May here or where you will repose 

your self�察�Until this business now in hand be past。 

     LADY  POWIS。   I   will   withdraw   into   some   other   room�察  �So   that   your 

Lordship and the rest be pleased。 

     JUDGE。 With all our hearts�此        �attend the Lady there。 

     LORD POWIS。 Wife�察�I have eyed yond prisoners all this while�察�And 

my    conceit   doth   tell  me�察 �tis  our  friend�察 �The   noble   Cobham�察     �and  his 

virtuous Lady。 

     LADY   POWIS。   I   think   no   less�此   �are   they   suspected�察  �trow   ye�察  �For 

doing of this murder�拭�

     LORD POWIS。 What is means I cannot tell�察�but we shall know anon。 

Mean space as you pass by them�察�ask the question�察�But do it secretly�察�you 

be not seen�察�And make some sign that I may know your mind。 

     LADY POWIS。 My Lord Cobham�拭�madam�拭�

     ��As she passeth over the stage by them。�А�

     COBHAM。 No Cobham now�察�nor madam�察�as you love us�察�But John of 

Lancashire�察�and Ione his wife。 

     LADY POWIS。  Oh   tell�察 �what   is   it that   our  love  can   do�察�To pleasure 

you�拭�for we are bound to you。 

     COBHAM。 Nothing but this�察�that you conceal our names�察�So�察�gentle 

lady�察�pass for being spied。 

     LADY POWIS。 My heart I leave�察�to bear part of your grief。 

     ��Exit。�А�

     JUDGE。      Call   the  prisoners    to  the  bar。   Sir    Richard    Lee�察  �What 

evidence can you bring against these people�察�To prove them guilty of the 

murder done�拭�

     LEE。   This   bloody   towel   and   these   naked   knives�察  �Beside   we   found 

them sitting by the place�察�Where the dead body lay�察�within a bush。 

     JUDGE。 What answer you why law should not proceed�察�According to 

the evidence given in�察�To tax ye with the penalty of death�拭�

     COBHAM。 That we are free from murder's very thoughts�察�And know 



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not how the gentleman was slain。 

     FIRST JUSTICE。 How came this linen cloth so bloody then�拭�

       LADY   COBHAM。   My   husband   hot   with   travelling�察  �my   lord�察  �His 

nose gushed out a bleeding�察�that was it。 

     SECOND   JUSTICE。   But   wherefore   were   your   sharp   edged   knives 

unsheathed�拭�

     LADY COBHAM。 To cut such simple victual as we had。 

     JUDGE。 Say we admit this answer to those articles�察�What made ye in 

so private a dark nook�察�So far remote from any common path�察�As was the 

thick where the dead corpse was thrown�拭�

     COBHAM。 Journeying�察�my lord�察�from London from the term�察�Down 

into Lancashire where we do dwell�察�And what with age and travel being 

faint�察�We gladly sought a place where we might rest�察�Free from resort of 

other passengers�察�And so we strayed into that secret corner。 

     JUDGE。 These   are  but   ambages   to   drive   of   time�察�And   linger   Justice 

from her purposed end。 But who are these�拭�

     ��Enter the Constable�察�bringing in the Irishman�察�sir John of Wrotham�察�

and Doll。�А�

     CONSTABLE。 Stay Judgement�察�and release those innocents�察�For here 

is he�察�whose hand hath done the deed�察�For which they stand indicted at the 

bar�察 �This   savage   villain�察  �this   rude   Irish   slave。   His   tongue   already   hath 

confessed the fact�察�And here is witness to confirm as much。 

     SIR   JOHN。 Yes�察  �my   good   Lords�察  �no   sooner   had   he   slain   His   loving 

master for the wealth   he had�察�But   I upon the instant   met with him�察�And 

what     he  purchased      with   the  loss   of  blood�此   �With   strokes    I  presently 

bereaved him of�察�Some of the which is spent�察�the rest remaining I willingly 

surrender to the   hands   Of old   sir   Richard   Lee�察 �as   being his。  Beside�察  �my 

Lord Judge�察�I greet your honor With letters from my Lord of Rochester。 

     ��Delivers a letter。�А�

     LEE。   Is   this   the   wolf   whose   thirsty   throat   did   drink   My   dear   son's 

blood�拭  �art   thou   the   snake   He   cherished�察  �yet   with   envious   piercing   sting 

Assailed him mortally�拭�foul stigmatic�察�Thou venom of the country where 

thou livedst�察�And pestilence of this�此         �were it not that law Stands ready to 

revenge  thy  cruelty�察�Traitor  to   God�察  �thy  master�察 �and   to   me�察�These   hands 



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should be thy executioner。 

     JUDGE。 Patience�察�sir Richard Lee�察�you shall have justice�察�And he the 

guerdon of his base desert。 The fact is odious�察�therefore�察�take him hence�察�

And being hanged until the wretch be dead�察�His body after shall be handed 

in chains Near to the place where he did act the murder。 

     IRISHMAN。 Prethee�察�Lord shudge�察�let me have mine own clothes�察�my 

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