Kynge Johan : a play in two parts / edited by J. Payne Collier from the MS. of the author in the library of His Grace the Duke of Devonshire.

  • John Bale
Date:
1838
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Credit: Kynge Johan : a play in two parts / edited by J. Payne Collier from the MS. of the author in the library of His Grace the Duke of Devonshire. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Sytt they never so longe, nothynge by them cometh fourthe To the truthes furtherance that any thynge ys wourthe. In some by shoppes bowse ye shall not fynde a testament, But yche man readye to devoure the innocent. We lyngar a tyme and loke but for a daye To sett upp the pope, if the Gospell woulde decaye. C. Of that he hath tolde hys selfe is the very grounde. I. M. Art thu of counsell in this that thu hast spoken ? S, Yea, and in more than that, if all secretes myght be broken. For the pope I make so muche as ever I maye do. I. M. I praye the hartely tell me why thu doest so ? S, For I perceyve wele the pope is a jolye fellawe, A trymme fellawe, a ryche fellawe, yea and myry fellawe. I. M. A jolye fellawe how dost thu prove the pope? iS. For he hath crossekeyes with a tryple crowne and a cope, Trymme as a trencher, havynge his shoes of golde, Ryche in hys ryalte and angelyck to beholde. 7. M. How dost thu prove hym to be a fellawe myrye ? S. He hath pipys and belles with kyrye, kyrye, kyrye. Of hym ye maye bye both salt, creame, oyle and waxe. And after hygh masse ye may learne to beare the ]Daxe. 7. M. Yea, and nothynge heare of the pystle and the gospell ? S. No, Sir, by the masse, he wyll gyve no suche counsell. 7. M. Whan thu art abroade where doest thy lodgynge take ? S, Amonge suche people as God ded never make: Not only cuckoldes, but suche asfolow the Popes lawes In disgysed coates, with balde crownes lyke Jacke Dawes.