N. What's this they talk?
BLO. By my truth, sir, and ye lent it him, I think you may go look it:
for one of the drawers of the Salutation told me even now, that he had
took up a chamber there till evening, and then he will away to Kent.
FAU. Body of me, he means to spend my chain.
Come, Block; I'll to him.
JOHN. Hear you, Fauconbridge;
FAU. Why, what a knave art thou? yonder's Prince John.
BLO. Then the drawer's a knave; he told me Prince John was at the
Salutation.
JOHN. Where's Gloster, Fauconbridge?
FAU. Sweet prince, I know not.
JOHN. Come, jest not with me: tell me where he is?
FAU. I never saw him since the Parl'ament.
JOHN. Impudent liar, didst thou not even now
Say thou wouldst fetch him? Hadst thou not my sword?
FAU. Wert thou a king, I will not bear the lie.
Thy sword? no, boy; thou seest this sword is mine.
BLO. My master a liar? Zounds, wert thou a potentate!
FAU. I scorn to wear thy arms, untutor'd child,
I fetch thee, Gloster, shameless did I see thee,
Since as I went this morning to the Sheriffs,
Thou borrow'dst my gold chain!
JOHN. Thy chain?
FAU. I hope thou wilt not cheat me, princocks John!
JOHN. I'll cheat thee of thy life, if thou charge me
With any chain.
FAU. Come, let him come, I pray,
I'll whip ye, boy, I'll teach you to out-face.
BLO. Come, come, come! but one at once; ye dastards, come.
RICH. Keep the king's peace, I see you are both deceiv'd,
He that was last here was not Fauconbridge.
FAU. They slander me; who says that I was here?
RICH. We do believe ye, sir; nor do you think
My brother John deceiv'd you of a chain.
FAU. He did; I did deliver it with this hand.
JOHN. I'll die upon the slanderer.
FAU. Let the boy come.
BLO. Aye, let him come, let him come.
RICH. Fellow, thou speak'st even now, as if Prince John
Had been at some old tavern in the town!
BLO. Aye, sir, I came up now but from the Salutation,
And a drawer, that doth not use to lie, told me
Prince John hath been there all this afternoon.
JOHN. The devil in my likeness then is there.
FAU. The devil in thy likeness or thyself
Had my gold chain.
JOHN. Thou art the devil; for thou
Hadst my good sword, all these can witness it.
FAU. God's mother, thou beliest me.
JOHN. Give me the lie?
RICH. Nay, calm this fury; let's down to the tavern;
Or one or both: these counterfeits are there.
FAU. I know him well enough, that had my chain,
And there be two Johns
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