peace, or here my truthe I plight, take mynde on my manace. All leedes in land bee at my likinge, yt will non other bee. Right as I thinke, soe (is all thinge), homage and feoaltye. sythen I was lord, withowten lesse, syth I was soverayne warre can cease, for soe dreade a duke sate never on dayes Therfore, as lord, nowe likes mee to preeve my might and my postee, how many heades I have. All the world shall written bee, great and small, in eych degree, 229 I plight] Iplight H B Wh 230 manfulst] manliest Wh After 230 a blank in H 231 take] takes HB Wh on ] of HBWh manace] mase Wh 232 leedes] lordes W 236 as] omit Wh 238 bine] omit 243 yt] is H is all thinge] must all bee D, moste it be W h W bydd] did H 240-244] omit h 244 can cease] cleare can cease D, clean can cease H Wr. 249 preve] prove H B Wh nowe] omit B about B 253 eych] his B 248 250 about] and 230 235 240 245 250 255 260 [36 a] 265 270 275 that dwell in shire or in cittye, The folke of Jewes, in good faye, and travayle or thow bline. his penye for to paye, And by that penye, as well appent, to Rome, by gift of such a rent, When this is done thus in Judye, to Rome make them soe thrall. Warne them, boye, I commande thee, 258 middest] mydds H B h Dm., medeste Wr. mydds H B h Dm., medest Wr. 263 or] all B is] is there h 261 middest 264 there 270 Rome] come Wr. gift] geiste Wr. 271 aye] ever W 272 thus] thir Wr. 273 of] omit h, in B 277 they] the HBW h thus] this H B Wh Have donne, boye, art thou not bowne? noe tayles tupp in all this towne Octavianus: Boye, therfore, by my crowne, Preco: Graunt mercye, lord, perdye, this hackney will well serve mee, The bine hye in dignitye, and alsoe high and swifte is hee; my deare lord, I you praye. But your arrand shalbe donne anone, and sommon the people, everychone, both shire and eke cyttye. Octavianus: Boye, there bine ladyes manye one, Primus Senatour: my lord Octavian, wee be sent from all Rome, with good entent, 280 written in the margin of H Wr. mahound H B h Dm. tupp Hh Dm., tuppe tayles B 284-295] omit Wh 292 bine] lyve B omit W But] omit h shire] both in shire H HB bine] be HB Wh 304 My] from my Wh 281 Mahoun] Mahounde D 282 tayles tupp] so Wr., talls after 283] blank in H 296-300] 299 both 300 Octavianus] omit 300-304] omit h 286 Broughton ] boughton & D, Boughton H B 280 285 290 295 300 305 [36b] 310 315 thy men there have eychone Iment and to that pointe we be assent, was never in this cyttye. Secundus Senator: Yea, sicker, syr, ther will is this, (peace hath bene long and yet is, no man in thy tyme lost ought of his, to quite you this your meede.) 316 Octavianus: Welcome, my frendes, in good faye, 320 325 ffor of all flesch, blood, and bonne neyther of Iron, tree, ne stonne am I not wrought, you wott eych one, and of my life moste parte is gone, and godhead askes in all thinge Wherfore, by verey proofe shewinge, But yet enquyre of this will wee and after hir lore, by my lewtye! worke I, and take not more (on me) then I am well worthye. Sybbell, the sage, tell me this thinge, to passe mee of degree? Sybbell: Yea, syr, I tell you, withowt leasinge, a bab borne shalbe, blys to bringe, 332 337 bee] 331 in me] I see HB Wh Shewes] sheweth Wr. thinge] thinges h 335 this] these H Wh omit H 339 This] it HW Bh unkyndlie] unkynd D Wh 340 of ] if Dm. will wee] wilbe W 341 of] at HW Bh hath hast D, has H B to see] for to see HB Wh 344 lore] lawe Wh lewtye] bewtie Wh 346 I] omit HB Wh hot] no H B Wh on me] and more D on] of h 349 hase hast H W Bh no] not D 353 bab] barne H B Wh shalbe borne W 350 shall ever ] shall ther ever B h borne shalbe] shall borne be H h, 330 335 340 345 350 [37 a] |