The word “Nay” is the catchword at the bottom of its page. The line beginning “He was with me” and ending “T. Trustie” was printed on a single line.] ACTUS. iiij. SCÆNA. v. Bottom of the second, even-numbered page of folio 24, in the original edition. +C. Custance.+ Trupenie get thee in, thou shalt among them knowe, How to vse thy selfe, like a propre man I trowe. +Trupeny.+ I go. _Ex._ +C. C.+ Now Tristram Trusty I thank you right much. For at my first sending to come ye neuer grutch. +T. Trusty.+ Dame Custance God ye saue, and while my life shall last, For my friende Goodlucks sake ye shall not sende in wast. +C. Custance.+ He shal giue you thanks. +T. Trusty.+ I wil do much for his sake +C. Custance.+ But alack, I feare, great displeasure shall be take. +T. Trusty.+ Wherfore? +C. C.+ For a foolish matter. +T. T.+ What is your cause +C. Custance.+ I am yll accombred with a couple of dawes. Nay Top of the first, odd-numbered page of folio 25. _Roister Doister._ Nay weepe not woman; but tell me what your cause is +T. Trusty.+ As concerning my friende is any thing amisse? No not on my part: but here was Sym Suresby. +C. Custance.+ He was with me and tolde me so. +C. C.+ And he stoode by +T. Trustie.+ While Ralph Roister Doister with helpe of Merygreeke, For promise of mariage dyd vnto me seeke. _BIBLIOGRAPHY._ +Roister Doister.+ The whole of Udall’s plays were supposed to have perished [see _Wood. Ath. Oxon. i. 213_, Ed. 1813]. The Rev. T. Briggs, an old Etonian, in 1818, became the possessor of the now famous unique copy: which he presented to the Library of Eton College, in December of that year. 1. [?1566.] Lond. 1 vol. 4to. ? First edition of a revised text. The copy, now at Eton College, consists of 33 folios. The title-page is wanting. 2. 1818. Lond. 1 vol. 8vo. ‘_Ralph Royster Doyster_, A Comedy. London. Reprinted in the year 1818.’ [Ed. and privately printed by Rev. T. Briggs. 30 copies only struck off. The printer was James Compton, Middle St., Cloth Fair, London.] At the beginning is the following _Advertisement_:-- ‘It appears from the Biographia Dramatica, that a Play called _Rauf Ruster Duster_ was entered on the books of the Stationers’ Company in the year 1566, but that it was supposed never to have been printed: this, however, is now proved to be a mistake, a copy having been found contained in a collection of plays which was lately upon sale in London. It is true that the name is spelt somewhat differently, but it is presumed there can be no doubt of its being the piece in question. The book unfortunately wants the title-page, and the author’s name is not known. It is now in the Library of Eton College, and is here reprinted for the amusement of the reader.’ 3. 1821. Lond. 1 vol. 8vo.