Enter three or foure neighbours together.
1 Neigh. Neighbours, tis bruted all about the towne
That Robert Beech, a honest Chaundelor,
Had his man deadly wounded yester night,
At twelve a clock, when all men were a sleepe.
2. Where was his maister, when the deed was done?
3. No man can tell, for he is missing to,
Some men suspect that he hath done the fact,
And that for feare the man is fled away;
Others, that knew his honest harmlesse life,
Feare that himselfe is likewise made away.
4. Then let commaundement every where be given,
That sinkes and gutters, privies, crevises,
And every place where blood may be conceald,
Be throughly searcht, swept, washt, and neerely sought,
To see if we can finde the murther out.
And least that Beech be throwne into the Thames,
Let charge be given unto the watermen
That, if they see the body of a man,
Floting in any place about the Thames,
That straight they bring it unto Lambert Hill,
Where Beech did dwell when he did live in health.
1 Neigh. Ile see this charge performd immediatly.
4. Now let us go to Maister Beeches shop, [Exit. To see if that the boy can give us light, Of those suspitions which this cause doth yeeld.
2. This is the house; call Maister Loney forth.
3. Hoe, Maister Loney! doth the boy yet live?
Enter Loney.