J. Read online

  *thought to be an insult aimed at King James

  Dramatis Personae

  EARL OF MANCHESTER

  DUKE OF ARUNDEL

  SIR ROGER PERSUIVANT, the Sheriff of Barneslie

  BENJAMIN BUMPKIN, the Barmpot of Barnesely

  FIRKIN FRANK, a firker

  GAMMON, a sheep farmer

  HODGE, a rogue

  DODGER BANK, the Sherif's Man

  Dutch Skipper

  JAYWORT, seruant to the Barmpot

  DOROTHIE, wife to the Bumpkin

  MISTRESS ELLICE, innkeeper

  JENNY PERSUIVANT, daughter to the Shire-reeve

  Noblemen, traders and servingmen