It tare his clothes downe to the skirt, 248 his cope, his coole,3 his linen shirt, 252 The thornes this while 5 were rough & thicke, & did his priuy members pricke, that fast they gan to bleede. Iacke, as he piped, laught amonge 6; he hopped wonderous hye. 256 Att last the fryar held vp his hand, The thornes had scratcht him by the face, 272 the hands, the thighes,10 & euery place, he was all bathed in bloode Jack laughs. The friar begs for mercy. Jack lets him go. The friar goes away ragged and lacerated, to the stepdame, When to the good wife home 2 he came, 280 Much sorrow in his hart he had, [page 101.] The goodwiffe said, "where hast thou beene? by sight of thine array." "Dame," said he, "I came from thy sonne; noe man him conquer may." with that the goodman he came in, the wiffe sett on her madding pin,4 cryed, "heeres5 a foule array! 292 thy sonne, that is thy liffe & deere, hath almost slaine the holy fryar,6 alas & welaway!" The goodman said, "Benedicitee! 296 what hath the vile boy done to thee? 300 1 were fain.-P. 2 MS. hone.-F. 3 mad.-P. now tell me without let." "The devill him take! "7 the fryar he sayd, among the thornes the hey-to-bee.9" 6 frere.-P. 7 take him . . . then.-P. 8 mine head.-P. hey-go-beat.-P. Hey, to sport, play or gambol; to kick about. Halliwell.-F. The goodman said vnto him thoe, it had beene' deadly sine.2" 304 The fryar to him made this replye, "the pipe did sound soe Merrilye that I cold never blin.3" 316 "ffather," he said, "now by my birthe, 320 324 I plaide him but a fitt of Mirth & pipet him vp a spring." "That pipe," said his father, "wold I heare."8 66 now god forbidd!" cryed out the fryar9; his hands he then did1o wringe. "You shall," the boy said, "by gods grace." making his sorrowes ringe. "ffor gods loue!" said the warched fryar,11 and, when Jack comes home, calls him to account for his doings. Wishes himself to hear the pipe. At his own request the friar There is a tag to the e as if for s.-F. 9 frere.-P. I would.--P. 10 then did he.-P. 11 frere.-P. is bound fast to a post. Jack pipes, and every creature dances, the goodman Strong ropes they tooke, both sharpe & round, 332 & to the post the fryer bounde1 The good man, as in sad dispaire, 352 Some others leapt quite ore the stockes, [page 102.] throw out or move with a spring.Johnson.-P. caper higher.-P. 'o'er blocks.—P. 8 MS. sone, with a mark of contraction Over the n.-F. The goodman made himselfe good sportt 356 to see them dance1 in this madd sortt; the goodwiffe sate not still, 360 But as shee dancet shee2 looket on Iacke, The fryer this while was almost lost, it was his dancing grace; 364 The rope rubd him vnder the chinn 4 Iacke, piping, ran into the street; 368 they followed him with nimble ffeet, hauing noe power to stay, 372 And in their hast they 5 dore did cracke, The Neighbors that were dwelling by, came dancing to the gate; 376 Some leapt ore dores, some oer the hatch, 380 Some sicke or sleeping in their bedd, 1 the dance.-P. 2 But dancing still she.-P. knockt.-P. 4 chim, MS.-F. his chin.-P. 5 the.-P. 6 A wicket, or half-door. Halliwell's Gloss.-F. ' they.-P. |