Digital facsimile of the Bodleian First Folio of Shakespeare's plays, Arch. G c.7
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Bast. Bast.
Bast. It lies as sightly on the backe of him
Bast. As great Alcides shooes vpon an Asse:
Bast. But Asse, Ile take that burthen from your backe,
Bast. Or lay on that shall make your shoulders cracke.
Aust. Aust.
Aust. What cracker is this same that deafes our eares
Aust. With this abundance of superfluous breath?
Aust. King Lewis, determine what we shall doe strait.
Lew. Lew.
Lew. Women & fooles, breake off your conference.
Lew. King Iohn, this is the very summe of all:
Lew. England and Ireland, Angiers, Toraine, Maine,
Lew. In right of Arthur doe I claime of thee:
Lew. Wilt thou resigne them, and lay downe thy Armes?
Iohn. Iohn.
Iohn. My life as soone: I doe defie thee France,
Iohn. Arthur of Britaine, yeeld thee to my hand,
Iohn. And out of my deere loue Ile giue thee more,
Iohn. Then ere the coward hand of France can win;