SCENE II.[1341

[CLEMENT, KNOWELL, _etc. Enter_] BOBADILL, [_followed by_] MATHEW.

Now, sir, what ha’ you to say to me? [1342]

_Bob._ By your worship’s favour——

_Clem._ Nay, keep out, sir; I know not your pretence.—You send me word, sir, you are a soldier; why, sir, you shall be answer’d here: 5 here be them have been amongst soldiers. Sir, your pleasure.

_Bob._ Faith, sir, so it is, this gentleman and myself have been most uncivilly wrong’d and beaten by one Downright, a coarse fellow 10 about the town here; and for mine own part, I protest, being a man in no sort given to this filthy humour of quarrelling, he hath assaulted me in the way of my peace, despoil’d me of mine honour, disarm ’d me of my weapons, (15) and rudely laid me along in the open streets, when I not so much as once offer’d to resist him.

_Clem._ O, God’s precious! is this the soldier? Here, take my armour off quickly, ’t will make him swoon, I fear; he is not fit to look on ’t, (20) that will put up a blow.

_Mat._ An’t please your worship, he was bound to the peace.

_Clem._ Why, an he were, sir, his hands were not bound, were they? 25

[_Re-enter_ Servant.]

_Serv._ There’s one of the varlets of the city, sir, has brought two gentlemen here; one, upon your worship’s warrant.

_Clem._ My warrant!

_Serv._ Yes, sir; the officer says, procur’d by these two. 31

_Clem._ Bid him come in. [_Exit_ Servant.] Set by this picture.[1343]