But what course can you take to plague these dogges?
_Hat_. Why, buy up all the corne and make a dearth,
So thousands of them will die under stalles.
_Alf_. And send it unto forraine nations
To bring in toies to make the wealthy poore.
_Hat_. Or make our land beare woad[171] instead of wheate.
_Al_. Inclose the commons and make white meates deare.
_Hat_. Turne pasture into Park grounds and starve cattle,
Or twentie other honest thriving courses.
The meanest of these will beggar halfe a Kingdome.
_Al_. I have a commission drawne for making glasse.
Now if the Duke come, as I thinke he will,
Twill be an excellent meanes to lavish wood;
And then the cold will kill them, had they bread.
_Hat_. The yron Mills are excellent for that.
I have a pattent[172] drawne to that effect;
If they goe up, downe goes the goodly trees;
Ile make them search the earth to find new fire.
_Alf_. We two are brothers, and the Duke's our brother.
Shall we be brothers in Commission?
And Ile perswade him to authorize thee
His substitute in _Meath_, when he enjoyes it.
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