LINCOLN. You would have us upon this, would you? no, marry, do we not; we accept of the king’s mercy, but we will show no mercy upon the strangers.
SERGEANT.
You are the simplest things that ever stood
In such a question.
LINCOLN.
How say ye now, prentices? prentices simple! down with him!
ALL.
Prentices simple! prentices simple!
[Enter the Lord Mayor, Surrey, Shrewsbury, More.]
LORD MAYOR.
Hold! in the king’s name, hold!
SURREY.
Friends, masters, countrymen—
LORD MAYOR.
Peace, how, peace! I charge you, keep the peace!
SHREWSBURY.
My masters, countrymen—
WILLIAMSON.
The noble earl of Shrewsbury, let’s hear him.