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Shal. By cock and pie, sir, you shall not away

to-night. What! Davy, I say.

Fal. You must excuse me, Master Robert

Shallow.

Shal. I will not excuse you; you shall not be

excused; excuses shall not be admitted; there

is no excuse shall serve; you shall not be ex-

cused. Why, Davy!

Davy. Here, sir.

Shal. Davy, Davy, Davy, Davy, let me see,

Davy; let me see: yea, marry, William cook, bid

him come hither. Sir John, you shall not be

excused.

Davy. Marry, sir, thus; those precepts can-

not be served: and again, sir, shall we sow the

headland with wheat?

Shal. With red wheat, Davy. But for William

cook: are there no young pigeons?

Davy. Yes, sir. Here is now the smith's note

for shoeing and plough-irons.

Shal. Let it be cast and paid. Sir John, you

shall not be excused.

Davy. Now, sir, a new link to the bucket

 1 cock and pie; cf. n.

14 precepts: summonses

21 cast: reckoned 