Rowley, William. A Merrie and Pleasant Comedy: Never before Printed, Called a Shoo-Maker a Gentleman as It Hath Beene Sundry Times Acted at the Red Bull and Other Theaters, with a Generall and Good Applause Stc (2nd Ed.) 21422; Greg, II, 531; Early English Books, 1475-1640 ; 936:8; Early English Books Online. London: Printed by I. Okes, and are to be sold by Iohn Cowper, at his shop at the east-end of St. Pauls Church at the signe of the Holy Lambe, 1638.
Act 4, Scene ?.
| Raph.: | I, but which of our tooles shall we call so? |
| Barnaby: | Marry, even all fellow Raph, all the tooles we worke with: as for example, the Drawer, Dresser, Wedges, Heele-block, hand and thumb-lethers, shooe-thrids, Pincers, pricking-aule, and a rubbing-stone, Aule, Steele, and Tacks, shooe-hairs, and Stirrups, whetstone, and stopping stick, Apron and Paring-knife, all these are Sir Hughs bones, Now sir, whatsoever he be, that is a Gentleman of the Gentle Craft, and has not all these at his fingers ends, to reckon them up in Rime, shall presently up with him and strapado his bum. |
| AH: | An everlasting Law renowned Barnaby. |
| Barnaby: | Nay, heare me since like a Swan or a Sowter: Furthermore, if any Journey-man shall travel without these tools, now call'd St. Hughs at his back, and cannot slash, cut or crack coxcombes, with brave Sword and Buckler, long sword and quarter-staffe, sound a trumpet or play the flute, ' or beare his parte in a three-man song, he shall forfeit a Gallon of wine, and be counted as a Colt as long as his shooes are made of running lether : Speake, is't agreed on? |
| ALL: | Agree, Agree, Agree |
| Barnaby: | Wee'le take up the body then. |
| Raph.: | Ile have a leg of him. |
| 1.: | And I another. |
| 2.: | And I another, |
| 3: | And Ile help thee Raph. |
| Barnaby: |
With reverence and with silence then: For as
we have made these Lawes in
remembrance of him, so it shall not be a misse to make it the sweeter, to reckon
up our tooles and put them in meeter, and instead of a Deirge, I think it fit
time and reason to reckon Sir Hughs bones in Rime: |