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   King Henry VI, Part II
ACT IV SCENE VI London. Cannon Street. 
 Enter CADE and the rest, and strikes his staff onLondon-stone 
CADE Now is Mortimer lord of this city. And here, sitting 
 upon London-stone, I charge and command that, of the 
 city's cost, the pissing-conduit run nothing but 
 claret wine this first year of our reign. And now 5
 henceforward it shall be treason for any that calls 
 me other than Lord Mortimer. 
 Enter a Soldier, running 
Soldier Jack Cade! Jack Cade! 
CADE Knock him down there. 
 They kill him 
SMITH If this fellow be wise, he'll never call ye Jack 10
 Cade more: I think he hath a very fair warning. 
DICK My lord, there's an army gathered together in 
 Smithfield. 
CADE Come, then, let's go fight with them; but first, go 
 and set London bridge on fire; and, if you can, burn 15
 down the Tower too. Come, let's away. 
 Exeunt 


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