the first scene in act ii introduces the otherwise-unnamed clown and his very pregnant sister, joan go-to't. references through the play identify the clown a typical rowleian fat clown, the type of role that rowley repeatedly wrote for himself to play. the clown's sister has gotten herself pregnant by yielding to the advances of a mysterious stranger; she and the clown are now wandering through the forest, searching for the father of the child, or at least "a" father for the child. they stumble upon prince uther, who is wandering through the same forest, distracted and disconsolate after catching sight of a woman with whom he has instantly fallen in love. overhearing this, the clown solicits uther as a potential husband for joan, much to the prince's outrage. as he beats them, their cries are heard by courtiers searching for the prince, who interrupt the scene and carry uther back to court. the clown and joan are left to continue their search.