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Enter. Geraldine. Varletti gallant wt h staves. Kather
Varl
Morrow to my good Lord of Conon, [capt] champeon Roiall
to the kinge, Mr off the Horse, & captaine of both the
guards pentioners & switzers.

Ger
the like to my good Lord of Deuon chefe generall of
the Romaine Garison, Lord high [admirall &] Marshall
& admirall of the Navy royall.

Kath.
I mary sr theres deitie in these Titles
Able to inchant & make a man Imortall,

Ger
& is not this better then lyeing like a boare in a stye
crawncheing of raw Acornes. thy life & diet in thy confinemt.
was no better.

Kath
thine scarce so good thank a few huskes of Intelligence, that
the counsellor, that betterd it

Ger
oh my Sariant of the Coife when I am king once, wc h wilbe
wt hin these two dayes now, & this percy were come once,
for alls but buble & shadow wt hout him—

Kath.
I wonder at his stay, I writ to him to full purpose

Varl
& se the man. right noble vncle—

Archiballd Enters
Ger.
Bold Percy wellcome—

Deuon Elyd. Conon
Kath.
yor lingring frighted vs, & all most killd
the hart of the most Hopefull Expedition,

Arch.
Now & I can but hit of his ratling humor. lingring?
hoida, knaves & fooles Boyes & girles, tell me of
lingeringe? & I ware in ffrance againe, Ide se
yow all flead, & roasted alive, like soe many
but now I am spich cocks, ere Ide take halfe this paines to releve[OMITTED]
Landed with why when, knaves garzone my horse.

fil:
[presently sr

knaves & boyes my capt: horse ther

(Marginal note)

]

Kath.
[yow must soothe vp his humor, hele begone againe else,]

Ger
[Nay good sr. staye, How ever they talke Idlye]
[I know it a labour worthy Hercules,]
[to ship & land so many horse & men,]
[on such a sodaine.]

Arch
[why thow speakest somwt. like sence yet. Ile tell«e» the wt.]
[geraldine I take it]

Ger.
[old Gilbert sonn sr]

Arch.
[now, I remember the: thow hadst a father, a stowt]
[waryour he was, & a boldone, he & I have followed]
[an execution, when our prowd coursers have Ietted]
[in purple Buskins, & trod the lofty Mattachins in blood]

Ger
[a good solyor he was]

Arch.
[nay there were a coople of vs, & such a coople as]
[tho I sait, but to the busyness.]

Varl
[A chaire & a cushion, for myne vncle good sr the]
[manner of yr Landing]

Arch.
[in a word thus. Hanniball went over the Alpes, a lofty]
[attempt & a high one, but his men made hym a paire]
[of staires first, wc h tooke his clamberinge credit one story Lower]
[by his Leave, Horatius swom Tibur in his Armor]

Ger.

Varl.
[give hym Leave hele Iump Into th* Britaine the next.]

Arch
[da Mercy Sextus that beat him off land and made him]
[take water for his life. his reputacōn and memory]
[had both sunck else, ffabius cunctator came somwt. neere]
[me, I conffesse but alas the day he fell short too, an]
[vnmercifull deale short]

Varl.
[but how the manner gentle vncle tell vs—]

Arch.
[knaves & fooles yar not worth it, suffice I did it, let]
[boyes & girles set there Idle witts a work to learne how]
but now I am Landed wt h this my dareing associate in wt, forwardnes is yor proiect?

Varl
Ready for execution the Ro: garrisons are all ours.

Ger:
my freinds & tenants Armd in readynes. Conon Deuon
& Elydure, muzled in there Kennells of confynement

Conon
They are loose Inough to pluck out yor throates tho—[but]

filius),
& yow be not hees a fre«n»d in a corner to help yw.

Elyd. [Deu.]
but haveing all things in Readines

Arch
I Knaves & fooles, why fall yow not to instant action then

Varl.
onely for lack off yow, we ha power but want direccōn

Ger
Have the Lyon at advantage, but want Art to shackle
him in the Toile,

Varl
ffredome at comand, but know not how to manage it

Ger
A Crowne in our ey but want Authority to set it on
our heads.

Kath.
now wt h all theis wants can yow and yor grave associates
furnishe em,

Archib
knaves & fooles so I can too, but are yow willing to
put that honl b e. offyce vpon my trust

Ger.
Make yow our Generall. put our selvs and solyor s. vnder
comaund of yw and thes yor noble assistants

Cono:
& we desire no more.

fil:
but to have yw like hounds in so
many halters no more

Elid:
twilbe for yor s. and the whole kingdomes good then—

Varl
Voweing to doe nothing wt hout or contrary to yor dirccon

Arc.
Sweare that vpon my sword. why good a mercy—& since
yow have conferd that place of trust vpon me, yow shall
se old Iack will discharge it, wt h that Corage & fidelitye
as yow & all Britaine [& the whole world] shall have Iust cause
to comend me. but knaves & boyes heads must off &
& tall ones too.

Varl
Spare none, if they oppose yow hew em downe

Ger.
better no head say I then not a crowne.

Arch
why darst thow weare a crowne thinkst & thow hadst it

Ger
how were one? yes and dy
wt ht in my Armes.—

fil:
by mars his helmet so durst I
& I had but right toot not els

Arch.
knaves & boyes that wele trye
awaye I long for execution—

Ext
Con.
Be britaine blest in the successe