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Pist. Let vultures vile seize on his lungs also!

'Where is the life that late I led?' say they:

Why, here it is: welcome these pleasant days!

Exeunt.

Host. No, thou arrant knave: I would to God

that I might die that I might have thee hanged;

thou hast drawn my shoulder out of joint.

First Bead. The constables have delivered

her over to me, and she shall have whipping-

cheer enough, I warrant her: there hath been a

man or two lately killed about her.

Dol. Nut-hook, nut-hook, you lie. Come on;

I'll tell thee what, thou damned tripe-visaged

rascal, an the child I now go with do miscarry,

thou wert better thou hadst struck thy mother,

thou paper-faced villain.

Host. O the Lord! that Sir John were come;

he would make this a bloody day to somebody.

But I pray God the fruit of her womb miscarry!

First Bead. If it do, you shall have a dozen

of cushions again; you have but eleven now.

Come, I charge you both go with me; for the man

is dead that you and Pistol beat amongst you.

Dol. I'll tell you what, you thin man in a

censer, I will have you as soundly swinged for

 145 Quotation from another ballad

 8 nut-hook: ''slang for beadle; cf. catchpole''

20, 21 in a censer: i.e., a figure embossed on a censer

21 swinged: whipped 