[30] Cade. We John Cade, so termed of our supposed father,—

[♦] Dick. [Aside] Or rather, of stealing a cade of herrings.

[♦] Cade. For our enemies shall fall before us, inspired [♦] with the spirit of putting down kings and princes,—Command silence.

35 Dick. Silence!

Cade. My father was a Mortimer,—

Dick. [Aside] He was an honest man, and a good bricklayer.

Cade. My mother a Plantagenet,—

40 Dick. [Aside] I knew her well; she was a midwife.

Cade. My wife descended of the Lacies,—

Dick. [Aside] She was, indeed, a pedler’s daughter, and sold many laces.