284A: John Dory

284A.1 As it fell on a holy-day,

And vpon an holy-tide-a,

Iohn Dory bought him an ambling nag,

To Paris for to ride-a. 284A.2 And when John Dory to Paris was come,

A little before the gate-a,

John Dory was fitted, the porter was witted

To let him in thereat-a. 284A.3 The first man that John Dory did meet

Was good king John of France-a;

John Dory could well of his courtesie,

But fell downe in a trance-a. 284A.4 ‘A pardon, a pardon, my liege and my king,

For my merie men and for me-a,

And all the churles in merie England,

I’le bring them all bound to thee-a.’ 284A.5 And Nicholl was then a Cornish man,

A little beside Bohide-a,

And he mande forth a good blacke barke,

With fiftie good oares on a side-a. 284A.6 ‘Run vp, my boy, vnto the maine top,

And looke what thou canst spie-a:’ ‘Who ho! who ho! a goodly ship I do see,

I trow it be John Dory[-a’] 284A.7 They hoist their sailes, both top and top,

The meisseine and all was tride-a,

And euery man stood to his lot,

What euer should betide-a. 284A.8 The roring cannons then were plide,

And dub-a-dub went the drumme-a;

The braying trumpets lowde they cride

To courage both all and some-a. 284A.9 The grappling-hooks were brought at length,

The browne bill and the sword-a,

John Dory at length, for all his strength,

Was clapt fast vnder board-a.