36 ‘What! art thou angry?’ q_uo_th our k_ing_ merrilye, ‘Infaith I take it verry vnkind; I thought thou woldest pledg me in wine or ale heartil[y].’ ‘Yee are like to stay,’ q_uo_th Dicke, ‘till I haue dind. You feed vs w_i_th twatling dishes soe small; Zounds! a blacke pudding is better then all.’ 37 ‘I, marry,’ q_uo_th our k_ing_, ‘_tha_t were a daintye thing, If wee cold gett one heere for to eate.’ W_i_th _tha_t, Dicke straight arose, and plucket one out of his h[ose,] W_hi_ch w_i_th heat of his breech began for to sweate. The k_ing_ made p_ro_fer to snatch it away; ‘It’s meate for yo_u_r m_aster_, good s_i_r, you shall stay!’ 38 Thus w_i_th great merriment was the time wholy spent, And then the ladyes p_re_pared to dance. Old S_i_r Iohn Cockle and Rich_ard_ incontinent vnto this practise the k_ing_ did advance; Where w_i_th the ladyes such sport thé did make, The nobles w_i_th laughing did make their heads ake. 39 Many thankes for their paines the k_ing_ did giue them then, Asking young Richard if he wold be wed: ‘Amongst these ladyes faire, tell me w_hi_ch liketh thee.’ Q_uo_th hee, Iugg Grumball w_i_th the red head, Shee’s my loue; shee’s my liffe; her will I wed; Shee hath sworne I shall haue her maidenhead. 40 Then S_i_r Iohn Cockle the k_ing_ called vnto him; And of merry Sherwood made him ou_er_seer, And gaue him out of hand three hundred pound yearlye: ‘But now take heede you steale noe more of my deere, And once a quarter let’s heare haue yo_u_r vew; And thus, S_i_r Iohn Cockle, I bid thee adew!’ * * * * * =a.= 5^6. 40. 7^1. into. 7^2. seeding. 17^3. 2 or 3. 17^6. 2. 18^1. saiy. 26^3. 3. 28^6. 20^{tye}_{;}. 29^2. charges of. 31^6. abotts. 34^3. resting. =b=, jesting. 36^1. hungry. =b=, angry. 40^3. 300^{li}_{:}. =b.= 1^1. would ride. 1^3. hart: and dainty. 1^4. Unto. 2^4. him turn. 2^6. late in dark. 3^4. miller, your way you have lost. 3^6. not likely. 4^1, 5^1, 13^1. the king. 4^4. but some. 4^5. light thee not down. 4^6. Lest that: knock thy. 5^2. I lack. 5^3. one groat. 5^5. discharge all that. 6^6. I will. 7^1. unto. 7^2. seething. 7^3. after him the. 8^3. good _wanting_. 8^4. for to 8^5. prethee. 8^6. Shew me. 9^2. thus he. 9^4. of my. 9^5. here offered. 10^2. this youth’s. 10^3. and eke by. 10^5. Yes. 10^6. When he doth speak. 11^3. wil have laid on. 11^4. hempten. 11^6. with no. 12^2. within. 12^3. Or art. 12^4. I pray, quoth. 12^5. or. 13^4. With a hot bag-pudding. 14^1. I drink thee. 14^2. courtnols where ever they be. 14^3. Ile pledge you: thank you. 14^4. For your. 14^5. to your. 14^6. Do so, quoth Richard, but. 15^3. pasty then brought she forth. 15^4. but fir. 15^5. then said our.