The famous victories
301Iudge. Iayler b
ring
the p
ri
soner to
the barre.
302Der. Heare you my Lo
rd, I p
ray you b
ring
the bar to
304Iudge. Hold
thy hand vp at
the barre.
305Theefe. Here it is my Lo
rd.
306Iudge. Clearke of
the O
ffice, reade his inditement.
307Clearke. What is
thy name?
308Theefe. My name was knowne befo
re I came here,
309And
shall be when I am gone, I warrant you.
310Iudge. I, I
thinke
so, but we will know it better befo
re
312Der. Sownes and you do but
send to
the next Iaile,
313We are
sure to know his name,
314For
this is not
the
fir
st p
ri
son he ha
th bene in, ile warrant
(you. 315Clearke. What is
thy name?
316 Theef. What n
eed you to a
ske, and haue it in w
riting.
317Clearke. Is not
thy name
Cutbert Cutter?
318Theefe. What
the Diuell n
eed you a
sk, and know it
so
320Cleark. Why
then
Cutbert Cutter, I indite
thee by
the
321name of
Cutbert Cutter, fo
r robbing a p
oore carrier
the 20
322day of May la
st pa
st, in
the fourt
een yeare of
the raigne of
323our
soueraigne Lo
rd King
Henry the four
th, fo
r setting
324vpon a p
oore Carrier vpon Gads hill in
Kent, and hauing
325beaten and wounded
the
said Carrier, and taken his g
oods
327Der. Oh mai
sters
stay
there, nay lets neuer belie
the
328man, fo
r he ha
th not beaten and wounded me al
so, but h
ee 329ha
th beaten and wounded my packe, and ha
th taken
the
330great ra
se of Ginger,
that bouncing Be
sse wi
th the iolly
331buttocks
should haue had,
that gr
eeues me mo
st.
332Iudge. Well, what
saye
st
thou, art
thou guiltie, o
r not
334Theefe. Not guiltie, my Lo
rd.
335Iudge. By whom wilt
thou be tride?
Theefe.