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Henry VI part two

Act IV, Scene 6

London. Cannon Street.
 
[Enter CADE and the rest, and strikes his staff on London-stone]
 
CADE
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      Now is | Morti|mer lord | of this | city,
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      And here,| sitting | upon | London | stone,
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        I || charge and | command,| that of | the ci|ty's cost
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      The pis|sing-con|duit run | nothing | but clar||et wine
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      This first | year of | our reign.
      <-     ,           ,        ,     ,            x         ,
        And now || hencefor|ward it | shall be | treason for | any,
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      That calls | me oth|er than / Lord Mort|imer.
 
[Enter a Soldier, running]
 
SOLDIER
Jack Cade, Jack Cade.
 
CADE
Knock him down there.
 
[They kill him]
 
SMITH
If this fellow be wise, he'll never call ye Jack Cade more, I think he hath a very fair warning.
 
DICK
My lord, there's an army gathered together in Smithfield.
 
CADE
        ,            T    T   T            ,    oo
      Come, then | let's go fight | with them:|
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But first,| go and set Lond|on Bridge | on fire,
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And if | you can,| burn down the Tow|er too.
        T     T   . T
      Come, let's away.  \\
 
[Exeunt]

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