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| Enter Iacke Cade and the rest, and strikes his | Enter Jack Cade and the rest, and strikes his staff | | 2H6 IV.vi.1.1 | |
| staffe on London stone. | on London Stone | London Stone ancient stone, possibly Roman, once a city landmark in Cannon Street, London | 2H6 IV.vi.1.2 | |
| Cade. | CADE | | | |
| Now is Mortimer Lord of this City, / And heere sitting | Now is Mortimer lord of this city. And here, sitting | | 2H6 IV.vi.1 | |
| vpon London Stone, / I charge and command, that | upon London Stone, I charge and command that, | | 2H6 IV.vi.2 | |
| of the Cities cost / The pissing Conduit run nothing | of the city's cost, the Pissing Conduit run nothing | cost (n.)outlay, expense, expenditure | 2H6 IV.vi.3 | |
| but Clarret Wine / This first yeare of our raigne. / And now | but claret wine this first year of our reign. And now | | 2H6 IV.vi.4 | |
| henceforward it shall be Treason for any, / That calles me | henceforward it shall be treason for any that calls me | | 2H6 IV.vi.5 | |
| other then Lord Mortimer. | other than Lord Mortimer. | | 2H6 IV.vi.6 | |
| Enter a Soldier running. | Enter a Soldier, running | | 2H6 IV.vi.7 | |
| Soul. | SOLDIER | | | |
| Iacke Cade, Iacke Cade. | Jack Cade! Jack Cade! | | 2H6 IV.vi.7 | |
| Cade. | CADE | | | |
| Knocke him downe there. | Knock him down there. | | 2H6 IV.vi.8 | |
| They kill him. | They kill him | | 2H6 IV.vi.9 | |
| But. | SMITH | | | |
| If this Fellow be wise, hee'l neuer call yee Iacke Cade | If this fellow be wise, he'll never call ye Jack Cade | | 2H6 IV.vi.9 | |
| more, I thinke he hath a very faire warning. | more; I think he hath a very fair warning. | | 2H6 IV.vi.10 | |
| Dicke. | DICK | | | |
| My Lord, there's an Army gathered together in | My lord, there's an army gathered together in | | 2H6 IV.vi.11 | |
| Smithfield. | Smithfield. | | 2H6 IV.vi.12 | |
| Cade. | CADE | | | |
| Come, then let's go fight with them: / But first, | Come then, let's go fight with them. But first, | | 2H6 IV.vi.13 | |
| go and set London Bridge on fire, / And if you can, burne | go and set London Bridge on fire, and, if you can, burn | | 2H6 IV.vi.14 | |
| downe the Tower too. Come, let's away. | down the Tower too. Come, let's away. | | 2H6 IV.vi.15 | |
| Exeunt omnes. | Exeunt | | 2H6 IV.vi.15 | |