_Dick._ I love to speak Truth, Sir; if that happens to be Satire, I can't help it. _Mil._ Well, if this is _London_, give me my Country Cottage; which, tho' it is not a great House, nor a fine House, is my own House, and I can shew a Receipt for the Building on't. _King._ I wish all the great Builders in the Kingdom could say as much. _Mil._ Come, Sir, our Supper, I believe, is ready for us, by this time; and to such as I have, you're as welcome as a Prince. _King._ I thank you. [_Exeunt._ _Scene changes to the Wood._ _Enter several_ KEEPERS. _1 K._ The Report of the Gun was somewhere this Way I'm sure. _2 K._ Yes, but I can never believe that any-body would come a Deer stealing so dark a Night as this. _3 K._ Where did the Deer harbour to Day? _4 K._ There was a Herd lay upon _Hamilton-Hill_, another just by _Robin Hood's Chair_, and a third here in _Mansfield Wood_. _1 K._ Ay, those they have been amongst. _2 K._ But we shall never be able to find 'em to Night, 'tis so dark. _3 K._ No, no; let's go back again. _1 K._ Zoons! you're afraid of a broken Head, I suppose, if we should find 'em; and so had rather slink back again. Hark! Stand close. I hear 'em coming this Way. _Enter the_ COURTIERS. _1 C._ Did not you hear some-body just now? Faith I begin to be afraid we shall meet with some Misfortune to Night. _2 C._ Why, if any-body should take what we have got, we have made a fine Business of it. _3 C._ Let 'em take it if they will; I am so tir'd I shall make but small Resistance. _The Keepers rush upon them._ _2 K._ Ay, Rogues, Rascals, and Villains, you have got it, have you? _2 C._ Indeed we have got but very little, but what we have you're welcome to, if you will but use us civilly. _1 K._ O, yes! very civilly; you deserve to be us'd civilly, to be sure. _4 C._ Why, what have we done that we may not be civilly us'd? _1 K._ Come, come, don't trifle, surrender. _1 C._ I have but three Half-Crowns about me. _2 C._ Here is Three and Six-pence for you, Gentlemen. _3 C._ Here's my Watch; I have no Money at all. _4 C._ Indeed I have nothing in my Pocket but a Snuff-box. _4 K._ What, the Dogs want to bribe us, do they? No, Rascals; you shall go before the Justice To-morrow, depend on't. _4 C._ Before the Justice! What, for being robb'd? _1 K._ For being robb'd! What do you mean? Who has robb'd you? _4 C._ Why, did not you just now demand our Money, Gentlemen? _2 K._ O, the Rascals! They will swear a Robbery against us, I warrant. _4 C._ A Robbery! Ay, to be sure. _1 K._ No, no; We did not demand your Money, we demanded the Deer you have kill'd. _4 C._ The Devil take the Deer, I say; he led us a Chace of six Hours, and got away from us at last. _1 K._ Zoons! ye Dogs, do ye think to banter us? I tell ye you have this Night shot one of the King's Deer; did not we hear the Gun go off? Did not we hear you say, you was afraid it should be taken from you?