Sir John Old-castle.
Suf.I thanke them, my Lord Bishop, for their loue,
But will not take their mony, if you please
To giue it to this gentleman, you may.
Bish.Sir, then we craue your furtherance herein.
But.The best I can my Lord of Rochester.
Bish.Nay, pray ye take it, trust me but you shal,
sir IohnWere ye all three vpon New Market heath,
You should not neede straine curtsie who should ha'te,
Sir Iohn would quickely rid ye of that care.
SufThe King is comming, feare ye not my Lord,
The very first thing I will breake with him,
Shal be about your matter.
Enter K. Harry and Huntington in talke.
Har.My Lord of Suffolke,
Was it not saide the Cleargy did refuse
To lend vs mony toward our warres in France?
Suf.It was my Lord, but very wrongfully.
Har.I know it was, for Huntington here tells me,
They haue bin very bountifull of late.
Suf.And still they vow my gracious Lord to be so,
Hoping your maiestie will thinke of them,
As of your louing subiects, and suppresse
All such malitious errors as begin
To spot their calling, and disturb the church.
Har.God else forbid: why Suffolke, is there
Any new rupture to disquiet them?
Suf.No new my Lord, the old is great enough,
And so increasing as if not cut downe,
Will breede a scandale to your royall state,
And set your Kingdome quickely in an vproare,
The Kentish knight Lord Cobham, in despight
Of any law, or spirituall discipline,
Maintaines this vpstart new religion still,
And diuers great assemblies by his meanes
And priuate quarrells, are commenst abroad,
As by this letter more at large my liege,
Is made apparant.
