Here's my Lady Rawford's page attends to speak with your ladyship.
ROB. I pray ye bid her lordship's page come into my Ladyship.
[_Exit_. SERVINGMAN.]
Well, Robin Hood, part with these petticoats,
And cast these loose devices from thy back,
I'll ne'er go more untruss'd, never be kerchief'd,
Never have this ado with _what do you lack_?
_Enter_ PAGE.
PAGE. Madam, my lady greets your honour kindly,
And sends you the first grapes of her young vine.
ROB. I am much indebted to her honour, there's an angel for you to
drink; set them up till after supper. Humphrey, pray look about for
Block. Humphrey! trust me, I think the fool be lost.
PAGE. No, forsooth, madam, he's upon the green, jesting with a
stammerer, one Redcap.
ROB. It is a lewd fellow; pray, bid him come in, youth; I'll give him
his welcome at the door. Commend me to your lady, I pray ye, heartily.
[_Exit_ PAGE.
Humphrey, I marvel where Sir Richard is so late! Truly, truly, he does
not as beseems a gentleman of his calling; pray, let some go forth to
meet him on the green, and send in that blockhead Block.
[_Exit_ HUMPHREY.
_Enter_ REDCAP, _and_ BLOCK _after him_.
BLO. Will ye tell tales, ye ass, will ye?
RED. I'll te-te-tell your la-la-lady, or I would to G-God we were
ha-hang'd else, as my fa-father should have been.
ROB. Now, what's the matter there, I pray you? What company have you
there, a-God's name? where spend you the day, I pray?
BLO. Why, where you gave me leave; at the gallows I was--no farther.
RED. A-a-and you be his la-lady, you are the La-Lady Fau-Fauconbridge,
the Earl of Glo-Gloster's sister.
ROB. I am so, fellow.
RED. Y-y-your man B-B-Blocke here does no--nothing but f-f-flout m-me,
a-and cr-cries _r-run Re-Redcap and s-s-see you f-f-father ha-ha-hang'd_.
I sh-shall g-go-near to m-make m-murder, and he u-use it.
ROB. Well, sirrah, leave your mocking, you were best, I'll bob your
beetle head, and if you mock him.
BLO. He's _run Redcap_.
RED. La-la-law, ma-madam.
ROB. Away, ye saucy fool; go, wait within.
BLO. _Run, Redcap; run, Redcap_. [_Exit_.
ROB. Art thou the porter's son, that was condemned about my brother
Gloster?
RED. Ay, G-G-God be with you, I am the p-p-porter's son, I m-must r-run
to s-s-seek your b-br-brother.
ROB. Wel
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