Henry IV, Part I by William Shakespeare

Act 2 - Scene 4

The Boar’s-Head Tavern, Eastcheap.

Sheriff : Good night, my noble lord.

Sheriff : Indeed, my lord, I think it be two o'clock.

Vintner : What, standest thou still, and hearest such a [p]calling? Look to the
guests within. [p][Exit Francis] [p]My lord, old Sir John, with
half-a-dozen more, are [p]at the door: shall I let them in?

Gadshill : We four set upon some dozen--

Gadshill : And bound them.

Gadshill : As we were sharing, some six or seven fresh men set upon us--

Sheriff : First, pardon me, my lord. A hue and cry [p]Hath follow'd certain men
unto this house.

Sheriff : One of them is well known, my gracious lord, [p]A gross fat man.

Carrier : As fat as butter.

Sheriff : I will, my lord. There are two gentlemen [p]Have in this robbery lost
three hundred marks.

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