_Staf._ Villain, thy father was a plasterer;   ·bdb125· And thou thyself a shearman, art thou not? _Cade._ And Adam was a gardener. _Bro._ And what of that? _Cade._ Marry, this: Edmund Mortimer, Earl of March,   [bdb129] Married the Duke of Clarence’ daughter, did he not?   [bdb130] _Staf._ Ay, sir. _Cade._ By her he had two children at one birth. _Bro._ That’s false. _Cade._ Ay, there’s the question; but I say, ’tis true: The elder of them, being put to nurse,   ·bdb135· Was by a beggar-woman stolen away; And, ignorant of his birth and parentage, Became a bricklayer when he came to age: His son am I; deny it, if you can. _Dick._ Nay, ’tis too true; therefore he shall be king.   ·bdb140· _Smith._ Sir, he made a chimney in my father’s house, and the bricks are alive at this day to testify it; therefore deny it not. _Staf._ And will you credit this base drudge’s words, That speaks he knows not what?   ·bdb145· _All._ Ay, marry, will we; therefore get ye gone.   [bdb146] _Bro._ Jack Cade, the Duke of York hath taught you this. _Cade._ [_Aside_] He lies, for I invented it myself.   [bdb148] Go to, sirrah, tell the king from me, that, for his father’s sake, Henry the fifth, in whose time boys went to span-counter ·bdb150· for French crowns, I am content he shall reign; but I’ll be protector over him. _Dick._ And furthermore, we’ll have the Lord Say’s head for selling the dukedom of Maine. _Cade._ And good reason; for thereby is England   ·bdb155· mained, and fain to go with a staff, but that my puissance   [bdb156] holds it up. Fellow kings, I tell you that that Lord Say   [bdb157] hath gelded the commonwealth, and made it an eunuch: and more than that, he can speak French; and therefore he is a traitor.   ·bdb160· _Staf._ O gross and miserable ignorance! _Cade._ Nay, answer, if you can: the Frenchmen are our enemies; go to, then, I ask but this: can he that speaks with the tongue of an enemy be a good counsellor,   [bdb164] or no?   ·bdb165· _All._ No, no; and therefore we’ll have his head. _Bro._ Well, seeing gentle words will not prevail, Assail them with the army of the king. _Staf._ Herald, away; and throughout every town Proclaim them traitors that are up with Cade;   ·bdb170· That those which fly before the battle ends May, even in their wives’ and children’s sight, Be hang’d up for example at their doors: And you that be the king’s friends, follow me.   [bdb174] [_Exeunt the two Staffords, and soldiers._ _Cade._ And you that love the commons, follow me.   ·bdb175· Now show yourselves men; ’tis for liberty. We will not leave one lord, one gentleman:   [bdb177] Spare none but such as go in clouted shoon;   [bdb178] For they are thrifty honest men and such As would, but that they dare not, take our parts.   ·bdb180· _Dick._ They are all in order and march toward us.   [bdb181]