Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay (Quarto)

 2010Enter a denill to seeke Miles.
 2011Deuill. How restles are the ghosts of hellish spirites,
 2012When euerie charmer with his Magick spels
 2013Cals vs from nine-fold trenched Blegiton,
 2014To scud and ouer-scoure the earth in post,
 2015Vpon the speedie wings of swiftest winds,
 2016Now Bacon hath raisd me from the darkest deepe,
 2017To search about the world for Miles his man,
 2018For Miles, and to torment his lasie bones,
 2019For careles watchidg of his Brasen head,
 2020See where he comes, Oh he is mine.
 2021Enter Miles with a gowne and a corner
 2022cap.
 2023Miles. A scholler quoth you, marry sir I would I had bene made
 2024a botlemaker when I was made a scholler, for I can get neither to
 2025be a Deacon, Reader, nor Schoolemaister, no, not the clarke of
 2026a parish, some call me a dunce, another saith my head is as full of
 2027Latine as an egs full of oatemeale, thus I am tormented that the
 2028deuil and Frier Bacon, haunts me, good Lord heers one of my
 2029maisters deuils, Ile goe speake to him, what maister Plutus,
 2030how chere you?
 2031Deuill. Doost thou know me?
 2032Miles. Know you sir, why are not you one of my maisters
 2033deuils, that were wont to come to my maister Doctor Bacon, at
 2034Brazen-nose?
 2035Deuil. Yes marry am I.
 2036Miles. Good Lord M. Plutus I haue seene you a thousand
 2037times at my maisters and yet I had neuer the manners to make
 2038you drinke, but sir, I am glad to see how conformable you are to
 2039the statute, I warrant you hees as yeomanly a man, as you shall see,
 2040marke you maisters, heers a plaine honest man, without welt or
 2041garde, but I pray you sir do you come lately from hel?
 2042Deuil. I marry how then,
 2043Miles. Faith tis a place I haue desired long to see, haue you not
 2044good tipling houses there, may not a man haue a lustie fier there,
 2045a pot of good ale, a paire of cardes, a swinging peece of chalke,
 2046and a browne toast that will clap a white wastcoat on a cup
 2047of good drinke?
 2048Deuil. All this you may haue there.
 2049Miles. You are for me freinde, and I am for you, but I pray
 2050you, may I not haue an office there?
 2051Deuil. Yes a thousand, what wouldst thou be?
 2052Miles. By my troth sir in a place where I may profit my
 2053selfe, I know hel is a hot place, and men are meruailous drie, and
 2054much drinke is spent there, I would be a tapster.
 2055Deuil. Thou shalt.
 2056Miles, Theres nothing lets me from going with you, but
 2057that tis a long iourney, an I haue neuer a horse.
 2058Deuil. Thou shalt ride on my backe.
 2059Miles. Now surely hers a courteous deuil, that for to plea-
 2060sure his friende wil not stick to make a iade of himselfe, but I pray
 2061you goodman friend let me moue a question to you.
 2062Deuil. Whats that?
 2063Miles. I pray you whether is your pace a trot or an amble?
 2064Deuil. An amble.
 2065Miles. Tis well, but take heede it be not a trot,
 2066But tis no matter Ile preuent it.
 2067Deuil. What doost?
 2068Miles. Marry friend I put on my spurs, for if I find your pace
 2069either a trot or els vneasie, Ile put you to a false gallop, Ile make
 2070you feele the benefit of my spurs.
 2071Deuil. Get vp vpon my back.
 2072Miles. Oh Lord heres euen a goodly meruaile, when a man
 2073rides to hell on the Deuils backe.  Exeunt roring.
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