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Edward Capell [1767], Mr William Shakespeare his comedies, histories, and tragedies, set out by himself in quarto, or by the Players his Fellows in folio, and now faithfully republish'd from those Editions in ten Volumes octavo; with an introduction: Whereunto will be added, in some other Volumes, notes, critical and explanatory, and a Body of Various Readings entire (Printed by Dryden Leach, for J. and R. Tonson [etc.], London) [word count] [S10601].

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SCENE VI. The same. Cannon-street. Enter Jack Cade, and the rest, and strikes his Sword upon London-stone.

Cad.

Now is Mortimer lord of this city. And here, sitting upon London-stone, I charge and command, that, of the city's cost, the pissing-conduit run nothing but claret wine the first year of our reign. And now, henceforward, it shall be treason for any that calls me other

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than—lord Mortimer.

Enter one of his Soldiers, running.

Sol.

Jack Cade, Jack Cade,—

Cad.

Knock him down there.

[they kill him.

Wil.

If this fellow be wise, he'll never call ye Jack Cade more; I think, he hath a very fair warning.

Dic.

My lord, there's an army gather'd together in Smithfield.

Cad.

Come then, let's go fight with them: But, first, go and set London-bridge on fire; and, if you can, burn down the Tower too. Come, let's away.

[Exeunt.

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