_M. Mery._ And nothing yet to late, for when I come to him, Hither will he repaire with a sheepes looke full grim, By plaine force and violence to drive you to yelde. G iii 30 _C. Custance._ It ye two bidde me, we will with him pitche a fielde, I and my maides together. _M. Mery._ Let us see, be bolde. _C. Custance._ Ye shall see womens warre. _T. Trusty._ That fight wil I behold. _M. Mery._ If occasion serve, takyng his parte full brim, I will strike at you, but the rappe shall light on him. 35 When we first appeare. _C. Custance._ Then will I runne away As though I were afeard. _T. Trusty._ Do you that part wel play And I will sue for peace. _M. Mery._ And I wil set him on. Then will he looke as fierce as a Cotssold lyon.[565] _T. Trusty._ But when gost thou for him? 40 _M. Mery._ That do I very nowe. _C. Custance._ Ye shall find us here. _M. Mery._ Wel god have mercy on you. _Ex._ _T. Trusty._ There is no cause of feare, the least boy in the streete: _C. Custance._ Nay, the least girle I have, will make him take his feete. But hearke, me thinke they make preparation. _T. Trusty._ No force, it will be a good recreation. 45 _C. Custance._ I will stand within, and steppe forth speedily, And so make as though I ranne away dreadfully. [_Exeant._] Actus. iiii. Scæna. vii. R. ROYSTER. M. MERYGREEKE. C. CUSTANCE. D. DOUGHTIE. HARPAX. TRISTRAM TRUSTY. _R. Royster._ Nowe sirs, keepe your ray,[566] and see your heartes be stoute, But where be these caitifes, me think they dare not route,[567] How sayst thou Merygreeke? What doth Kit Custance say? _M. Mery._ I am loth to tell you. _R. Royster._ Tushe speake man, yea or nay? _M. Mery._ Forsooth sir, I have spoken for you all that I can. 5 But if ye winne hir, ye must een play the man, Een to fight it out, ye must a mans heart take. _R. Royster._ Yes, they shall know, and[568] thou knowest I have a stomacke. [_M. Mery._] A stomacke (quod you) yea, as good as ere man had. G iii _b_ _R. Royster._ I trowe they shall finde and feele that I am a lad. 10 _M. Mery._ By this crosse I have seene you eate your meate as well, As any that ere I have seene of or heard tell, A stomacke quod you? he that will that denie I know was never at dynner in your companie. _R. Royster._ Nay, the stomacke of a man it is that I meane. 15 _M. Mery._ Nay the stomacke of a horse or a dogge I weene. _R. Royster._ Nay a mans stomacke with a weapon meane I. _M. Mery._ Ten men can scarce match you with a spoone in a pie. _R. Royster._ Nay the stomake of a man to trie in strife.