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That sayes she is his wife, yonder at the sheeres:
But we haue chargde the hoste with his forth comming
To morow morning.

MaiorWhat thinke you best to do?

Const.Faith maister maior, heeres a few stragling houses beyond the bridge, and a little Inne where cariers vse to lodge, though I thinke surely he would nere lodge there: but weele go search, & the rather, because there came notice to the towne the last night of an Irish man, that had done a murder, whome we are to make search for.

MaiorCome I pray you, and be circumspect. exeunt.

Const.First beset the house, before you begin the search.

OfficerContent, euery man take a seuerall place.

heere is heard a great noyse within.

Keepe, keepe, strike him downe there, downe with him.


Enter Constable with the Irish man in Harpooles apparell.

Con.Come you villainous heretique, confesse where your maister is.


Irish manVat mester?

MaiorVat mester, you counterfeit rebell, this shall not serue your turne.

Irish manBe sent Patrike I ha no mester.

Con.VVheres the lord Cobham sir Iohn Old-castle that lately is escaped out of the Tower.

Irish manVat lort Cobham?

MaiorYou counterfeit, this shal not serue you, weele tor∣ture you, weele make you to confesse where that arch-heretique Lord Cobham is: come binde him fast.

Irish manAhone, ahone, ahone, a Cree.

Con.Ahone, you crafty rascall? exeunt.

Lord Cobham comes out in his gowne stealing.


Cobh.Harpoole, Harpoole, I heare a maruelous noyse a∣bout the house, God warant vs, I feare wee are pursued: what Harpoole.

Harp.within.VVho calles there?

Cobh.Tis I, dost thou not heare a noyse about the house?

Harp.