When I have feasted with queen Margaret? Cap. Convey him hence, and on our long-boat's side Strike off his head. Ay, kennel, puddle, sink; whose filth and dirt For swallowing the treasure of the realm: Thy lips, that kiss'd the queen, shall sweep the ground; And thou, that smil'dst at good duke Humphrey's death, Against the senseless winds shalt grin in vain, Who in contempt shall hiss at thee again: And wedded be thou to the hags of hell, For daring to affy a mighty lord The false revolting Normans thorough thee 5 Poole ?] This name, and the preceding "Yes, Poole" are from the quarto "Contention," and are clearly necessary to the sense. Disdain to call us lord; and Picardy Hath slain their governors, surpris'd our forts, 6 And now the house of York-thrust from the crown, And all by thee.-Away!-Convey him hence. Small things make base men proud: this villain, here, Being captain of a pinnace, threatens more Than Bargulus the strong Illyrian pirate3. Drones suck not eagles' blood, but rob bee-hives. By such a lowly vassal as thyself. Thy words move rage, and not remorse, in me': 7 ARE rising-] The folio," and rising." Corrected by Rowe. whose hopeful colours Advance our half-fac'd sun,] “Edward III.” according to Camden's Remains, "bare for his device the rays of the sun dispersing themselves out of a cloud." 8 Than BARGULUS the strong Illyrian pirate.] "Bargulus, Illyrius latro, de quo est, apud Theopompum, magnas opes habuit." Hist. Theopomp. lib. ii. cap. xi. as quoted by Warburton. For " Bargulus" of the folio we have another hero in the quarto "Contention." The captain, says Suffolk, "Threatens more plagues than mighty Abradas, The great Macedonian pirate." Abradas is mentioned by Greene, in his "Penelope's Web," of which the only known edition bears date in 1601, but no doubt it was printed about ten years earlier. This circumstance remotely connects the old play with Greene. See the Introduction to the third part of " Henry VI." Thy words move rage, and not remorse, in me :] Malone tells us that in the "original play," the "First Part of the Contention," this line is assigned to I go of message from the queen to France; I charge thee, waft me safely cross the channel. Whit. Come, Suffolk, I must waft thee to thy death'. Suf. Penè gelidus timor occupat artus':-it is thee I fear. Whit. Thou shalt have cause to fear, before I leave thee. What! are ye daunted now? now will ye stoop? 1 Gent. My gracious lord, entreat him, speak him fair. Suf. Suffolk's imperial tongue is stern and rough, Us'd to command, untaught to plead for favour. Far be it we should honour such as these With humble suit: no, rather let my head Stoop to the block, than these knees bow to any, Save to the God of heaven, and to my king; And sooner dance upon a bloody pole, Than stand uncover'd to the vulgar groom. True nobility is exempt from fear: More can I bear, than you dare execute. Cap. Hale him away, and let him talk no more. the captain, and he objects to Shakespeare's judgment in depriving him of it, and giving it to Suffolk: other commentators have remarked upon the same circumstance, without referring to the "original play," or they would have seen that the line there forms part of Suffolk's speech, as in the folio, 1623. It is difficult to account for Malone's blunder, and the implicit adoption of it by Steevens and Boswell. 1 Cap. Walter ! Whit. Come, Suffolk, I must waft thee to thy death.] This passage, in the folio, 1623, stands thus : "Lieu. Water: W. Come, Suffolk," &c. The captain or lieutenant calls " Walter," misprinted Water, and the capital W was intended to mark the commencement of Whitmore's speech. 2 Penè gelidus timor occupat artus:] "Penè" is misprinted Pine in the folio, 1623; and as the editor of the folio, 1632, could make nothing of the word, he omitted it. The author of this scrap of Latin, which is not in the quarto "Contention," has not been pointed out: Malone substituted Penè for Pine. 3 Come, soldiers, show what cruelty ye can,] Although this line is assigned to the lieutenant, there can be no doubt that the prefix has been misplaced, That this my death may never be forgot.- A Roman sworder and banditto slave [Exit SUF., with WHIT. and Others. Cap. And as for these whose ransom we have set, It is our pleasure one of them depart: Therefore, come you with us, and let him go. [Exeunt all but the first Gentleman. Re-enter WHITMORE, with SUFFOLK's Body. 1 Gent. O, barbarous and bloody spectacle! [Exit. [Exit, with the Body. SCENE II. Blackheath. Enter GEORGE BEVIS and JOHN HOLLAND. Geo. Come, and get thee a sword, though made of a lath: they have been up these two days. John. They have the more need to sleep now then. Geo. I tell thee, Jack Cade, the clothier, means to dress the commonwealth, and turn it, and set a new nap upon it. and that it belongs to Suffolk. The sense, which clearly runs on, does not however appear to have detected the error until the time of Sir Thomas Hanmer. 4 vile BEZONIANS:] "Bezonians" are low needy persons. See Vol. iv. p. 451, note 9. John. So he had need, for 'tis threadbare. Well, I say, it was never merry world in England, since gentle men came up. Geo. O miserable age! Virtue is not regarded in handicrafts-men. John. The nobility think scorn to go in leather aprons. Geo. Nay more; the king's council are no good workmen. John. True; and yet it is said, labour in thy vocation which is as much to say, as,-let the magistrates be labouring men; and therefore should we be magistrates. Geo. Thou hast hit it; for there's no better sign of a brave mind, than a hard hand. John. I see them! I see them! There's Best's son, the tanner of Wingham. Geo. He shall have the skins of our enemies to make dog's leather of. John. And Dick, the butcher. Geo. Then is sin struck down like an ox, and iniquity's throat cut like a calf. John. And Smith, the weaver. Geo. Argo, their thread of life is spun. John. Come, come; let's fall in with them. Drum. Enter CADE, DICK the Butcher, SMITH the Weaver, and Others in great number3. Cade. We John Cade, so termed of our supposed father, 5 Dick. Or rather, of stealing a cade of herrings. [Aside. Cade. -For our enemies shall fall before us, in and Others in GREAT NUMBER.] "With infinite numbers" says the folio, very unusually; but we are to suppose it to mean as many as the company could afford to send on as rebels. 6 for our enemies shall fall before us,] Alluding to his name, Cade, as if |