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Other. Why, he had none.

[First] Clo. What! art a heathen? How dost

thou understand the Scripture? The Scripture

says, Adam digged; could he dig without arms?

I'll put another question to thee; if thou an-

swerest me not to the purpose, confess thyself—

Other. Go to.

[First] Clo. What is he that builds stronger

than either the mason, the shipwright, or the

carpenter?

Other. The gallows-maker; for that frame

outlives a thousand tenants.

[First] Clo. I like thy wit well, in good faith;

the gallows does well, but how does it well? it

does well to those that do ill; now thou dost ill

to say the gallows is built stronger than the

church: argal, the gallows may do well to thee.

To 't again; come.

Other. Who builds stronger than a mason, a shipwright, or a carpenter?

[First] Clo. Ay, tell me that, and unyoke.

Other. Marry, now I can tell.

[First] Clo. To 't.

Other. Mass, I cannot tell.

[First] Clo. Cudgel thy brains no more about

it, for your dull ass will not mend his pace with

beating; and, when you are asked this question

next, say, 'a grave-maker:' the houses that he

makes last till doomsday. Go, get thee to

Yaughan; fetch me a stoup of liquor.

[Exit other Clown.]

 44 confess thyself; cf. n.

59 unyoke; cf. n.

68 Yaughan; cf. n.

stoup: two quart measure

