_Resp._ God above, He knoweth whose fault it is, and not I. _People._ But did not ich, daily, give you warning? _Resp._ Doubtless! _People._ And did not ich plain me to you? _Resp._ I grant no less! _People._ And when ich made my mone, what would [ye] me tell? _Resp._ As my hope was; that, at length, all thing should be well. _People._ Compassing? ka! _Resp._ People! I put trust in other. _People._ Valse bezeivers of zembity, by God's mother! _Avar._ Well, suffer me then, for my declaration, To set Authority and Reformation; That ye may both hear, and charge them as well as me. _Resp._ With all my heart, good Policy! let it so be. I pray you call them hither, if they may be got. _People._ Anch hear om; I scan tell whe'er they say true or not! ACTUS QUARTI, SCENA QUARTA. AVARICE. INSOLENCE. RESPUBLICA. OPPRESSION. PEOPLE. _Avar._ The foulest open-mouthed wretch that e'er ye heard! _Insol._ Could thou, by no means, make the peasant afeard? _Avar._ No! but anon, I trow! we shall his masship trim-- Convey her away; and then all we three chide him. But, whist! and come apace! _Resp._ I hear Policy's voice. _Avar._ That I met you, so well, I do much rejoice: Lady Respublica! would you come her before? _Insol._ Madame, God ye save! _Oppr._ And preserve for ever more! _Resp._ This is happy hap ye come so soon together? _Avar._ As I went I met them, both twain, hasting hither. _Resp._ Never in better time! _Insol._ Madame! what is your will? _Oppr._ Is there any thing that you would say us until? _Resp._ People crieth out, and I am much aggrieved That we feel ourselves in nothing yet relieved. _Oppr._ No? that is not true; many declare I can-- _Resp._ Even in brief words, I pray you, do it than. _People._ Pray you let me spose with this same new come gentman. _Insol._ No, sir! _People._ Mass! but chil speak anch can spy my time whan? _Oppr._ First, your priests and bishops have not as they have had. _Resp._ [When] they had their livings, men were both fed and clad. _Oppr._ Yea! but they ought not, by scripture, to be called lords. _Resp._ That they rule the church, with scripture well accords. _Oppr._ They were proud and covetous, and took much upon them. _People._ But they were not covetous that took all from them! _Oppr._ The coin also is changed.