of King Iohn.
1259Philip I,
sai
st thou
so, & if thou wilt the frier is at libertie,
1260If not, as I am hone
st man, Ile hang you both for companie.
1261Frier Come hether, this is the che
st though
simple to behold
1262That wanteth not a thou
sand pound in
siluer and in gold.
1263My
selfe will warrant full
so much, I know the Abbots
store,
1264Ile pawne my life there is no le
sse to haue what ere is more.
1265Philip I take thy word, the ouerplus vnto thy
share
shall
1267But if there want of full
so much, thy neck
shall pay the
sum.
1268Breake vp the Cofer, Frier.
1269Frier Oh I am vndun, faire
Alice the Nun
1270Hath tooke vp her re
st in the Abbots che
st,
1271Sancte benedicite, pardon my
simplicitie.
1372Fie
Alice, confe
ssion will not
salue this tran
sgre
ssion.
1373Philip What haue wee here, a holy Nun? So k
éeeepe mee
1375A
smooth fa
cte Nunne (for ought I knowe) is all the Abbots
1377Is this the Nonries cha
stitie? Be
shrewe me but I thinke
1378They goe as oft to Uenery, as niggards to their drinke.
1379Why paltrey Frier and Pandar too, yee
shamele
sse
shauen
1381Is this the che
st that held a h
oord, at lea
st a thou
sand pound?
1382And is the hoord a holy whore? Wel be the hangman nimble,
1383Hee'le take the paine to paye you home, and teach you to di
s- 1385Nunne O
spare the Frier
Anthony, a better neuer was
1386To
sing a Dirige
solemnly, or read a morning Ma
sse.
1387If money be the meanes of this, I know an ancient Nunne,
1388That hath a hoord this
seauen yeares, did neuer
sée the
sunne;
1389And that is yours, and what is ours,
so fauour now be
shown,
1390You
shall commaund as commonly, as if it were your owne.
1391Frier Your honour excepted.
1392Nunne I
Thomas, I meane
so.
1393Philip From all
saue from Friers.
1394Nunne Good Sir, doo not thinke
so?
F Philip