TYRANNY

Tush Avarice thou fearest a thing that is vain, HYP. he fear eth nothi ̄ g he thinketh the hangman is dead. HYP. he can play too parts the fool and the K. For by me alone both you shall be stayed, And if thou mark well thou shalt perceive plain, That if I Tyranny my part had well played, And from killing of Heretics my hand had not stayed, They had never grown to such a great rout, Neither should have be able to have banished him out: But sero sapiunt Phriges, at length I will take heed, And with blood enough this evil will prevent, HIP. a popish policy. For if I here of any that in word or in deed, Yea if it be possible to know their intent, If I can prove that in thought they it meant: To impair our estates, no prayer shall serve, HYP. Antichir stian charity. But will pay them their hire, as eke one deserve. Though indeed no joust cause of joy they can find, Yet for fear of my sword, they will altar their mind. HYP. This is sharp argu mentes. But I marvel much, where Hypocrisy is, Me think it is long since, from us he did go, Saw you ever the like of this doubting doult? HYP. Not I the like of such a cut hrote Coult. It grieves Me to hear how faint hearted he is, A little would cause me to kill thee, thou Ascoulte: See, see, for woe he is like for to piss: To give and attempt, what a fellow were this? But this is the good that comes of Covetousness He lives always in fear to lose his riches. Again, mark how he regardeth the death of his friend So he hath his purpose, he cares for no more, A perfect pattern of a covetous mind, Which neither esteemeth his friend nor his foe, But rather Avarice might I have saids : Who if he were gone, my self could defend, Where thou by his absence Wertenberg soon at and eude. Lo Avarice, hark what a TO is here, Against our holy Father this to use: HYP. he spe keth to you ra. I might have harden more if I would him forbear: But for grief my eam to hear him abuse His tongue in this manner: wherefore no excuse, Shall purchase favour but that with all speed, By Sword I will render, to him his endue meed. Wherefore, thou ant, wh thou hast that e, Pray to the Saints, thy spokesmen to been, That at Gods hand, from this great : By their intercession, thou may be et free: By the preaching of Gods word, at this mischief is grow n: Which if Hypocrisy might happily expel, All we in safety and pleasure might dwell. Stay therefore, while from Hypocrisy we bear, It is best killing him, now his mind is set well. Yea, dost thou persist, us still thus to check, Thy speech I will hinder, by cutting of thy neck. Nay caitiff presume not, that thou shalt go scotfree, Therefore hold still and I will soon dispatch Thee. Hold thy hand Hypocrisy, I pray thee heartily: So like a mad man with thy friends do not fare. What Master Hypocrisy, will you take snuff so soon? Marry then you had néeede to be kept very warm, List I pray Thee Avarice, how this rascal can prate: And with Me Tyranny does challenge equalytie: Where he of himself hath neither strength nor hability But thou to him riches, and I strength do give, So that I must be his master, though it both him grieve. This device is praise worthy, how sayest thou Avarice? Will you then be ruled by my arbiterment? Least the people should suddenly dissolve franquyllytie, For the Legates defence, let him use me Tyranny. Let me alone, I will pay them home pat: Though they call me Zeal, they shall me Tyranny Zeal nay, no Zeal, my name is Tyranny, Neither am I ashamed who does my name know, HIP. he is Kit careless. For in my dealings the same I will show, None dare reprove me of that I am sure, So long as Authority on my side endure, But to thy words a while I will list, Therefore in brief say on what you will. So may I also of malice or spite, Or rancour of mine punish the innocent, But I will be ruled by thine arbitrament, And will favour such as will my hand greaze, The de is a good fellow if one can him please, HIP. and you are one of his sons me think by your head. But to sollow our business great pains we do take, On and hasty message we were fit to be sent. I would it were Hypocrisy. Ava. It is the very same, What Master Hyprcrisie for you I have sought, This hour or two but could you not find. Marry see here. Hip. what is it? Tyrant. a commission large From my Lord Legate him self au thorized, The effect whereof must presently be practised. I have a commission your house and Church to seek, To search if you any seditious Books do keep. Wilt thou go show his house where he dwell? Go with us Avarice and bear us company. Come on let us go together sir John. What sayest thou? Hip. As honest men as y e three Kings of Colon. This gear goes round if that we had a fiddle: Exeunt Tyre. Avar. Cacon. Nay, I must sing too, heigh dery dery dery, I can do but laugh my heart is so merry, I will be minstrel my self heigh diddle diddle diddle, But lay there a straw I began to be weary: But hark I here a trampling of feet, It is my Lord Legate I will him go meet. Room for the prisoner, what? room on each hand, Or I shall make some out of the way for to stand. Lo here (my Lord) is that seditious Scismatike, That we have laid wait for, and arrant Heretic. I hear you, and will fulfil your words speedily. Come, ollow apàce, sensual Suggestion, Or else I will leave you to come all alone: In simple manner I will him entertain, Yet must he take it all in good part: And though his diet be small, he may not disdain, Nor yet contemn the kindness of my heart, For though I lack instruments, to put him to smart, Yet shall he abide in a hellish black dungeon: As for blocks, stocks & irons, I warrant him want none. Come on sirs have the done, I would feign away. Tush Avarice, I warrant Thee thou nee st not fear, Utilitas facit esse Deos In the clergy I know, no friends we shall want: Which for hope of gain, the truth will recant: And give them selves wholly to set out Hypocrisy, Being egd on with Avarice, and defended by Tyranny. The presumptuous fools part herein thou dost play, What? of thy Master, dost thou look for obeisance, I will not once entreat Thee, if thou wilt get Thee hence. Avarice hath read it, not I, let him show. Marry thou shalt not give thy service for nought: But for thy pains to please Thee I thought. Nay then at the hold God give you good night: Shall Tyranny to Hypocrisy in any point yield? I will make you both grant that I am the chief, AVA. indeed you say troth Or else with my sword your sides I will pierce, Inter amicos omniam sunt communia they say, Among friends there is reckoned no properti But what the one hath of his own, tother, ma Have the use of the same, his own liberty: Even so among us it is of a surety: For what the one hath of his own proper right, It is thine to use by day or by night. Is there M. Parson in your parish no Schismatics? He must. have a cooler his tongue runs at riat. I am here in readiness to do your commandment, And will return hither again incontinent. Have not I plied Me, which am come again so soon, And yet have finished such sundry business: I have caused many pretty toys to be done: So that now I have eke thing in readiness. Now, on a boon voyage, let us depart, For I well loath any time to delay, What? this Parson, seemeth conning to be, And as far as I see, in a good vniformytie: Yea, he is well read, in that golden Legend.