**Friar.** Leave thy railing and babblin...

Friar. Leave thy railing and babbling of friars,

Or, by Jove, I'll lug thee by the sweet ear!

Pard. By God, I would thou durst presume to it!

Friar. By God, a little thing might make me to do it--

Pard. And I shrew thy heart, and thou spare

Friar. By God, I will not miss thee much, thou slouch;

And if thou play me such another touch,

I'll knock thee on the costard, I would thou it knew

Pard. " Marry that I would see, quotes the blind Hew."

Friar. Well, I will begin, and then let me see,

Whether thou darest again interrupt me,

And what thou would once to it say--

Pard. Begin and prove, whether I will, yea or nay--

Friar. And to go forth, whereas I left right now--

Pard. Because some percase will think amiss of me--

Friar. Our Lord in the gospel showeth the way how--

Pard. Ye shall now hear the Pope's authority--

Friar. By God's soul, knave, I’ll suffer thee no longer.

Pard. I say some good body lend me his hanger,

And I shall him teach by God Almighty,

How he shall another time learn for to fight!

I shall make that bald crown of his to look red;

I shall leave him but one ear on his head!

Friar. But I shall leave thee never an ear, ere I go:

Pard. Yea, whoreson friar, wilt thou so--

[Then they fight.]

Friar. Loose thy hands away from mine ears

Pard. Then take thou thy hands away from my hairs:

Nay, abide, thou whoreson, I am not down yet;

I trust first to lay thee at my feet.

Friar. Yea, whoreson, wilt thou scrat and bite?

Pard. Yea, marry, will I, as long as thou dost smite!

John Heywood, The Pardoner and the Friar. https://archive.org/stream/dramaticwritings00heywuoft/dramaticwritings00heywuoft_djvu.txt