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94 And, when he was a babe, a child, a shrimp,

Thus did he strangle serpents in his manus.

Quoniam he seemeth in minority,

Ergo I come with this apology.'

Keep some state in thy exit, and vanish.—

'Judas I am.—'

Dum. A Judas!

Hol. Not Iscariot, sir.

'Judas I am, ycleped Maccabæus.'

Dum. Judas Maccabæus clipt is plain Judas.

Ber. A kissing traitor. How art thou prov'd Judas?

Hol. 'Judas I am.—'

Dum. The more shame for you, Judas.

Hol. What mean you, sir?

Boyet. To make Judas hang himself.

Hol. Begin, sir; you are my elder.

Ber. Well follow'd: Judas was hanged on an elder.

Hol. I will not be put out of countenance.

Ber. Because thou hast no face.

Hol. What is this?

Boyet. A cittern-head.

Dum. The head of a bodkin.

Ber. A death's face in a ring.

Long. The face of an old Roman coin, scarce seen.

Boyet. The pommel of Cæsar's falchion.

Dum. The carved-bone face on a flask.

Ber. Saint George's half-cheek in a brooch.

Dum. Ay, and in a brooch of lead.

Ber. Ay, and worn in the cap of a toothdrawer.

 592 manus: hands

593 Quoniam: since

594 Ergo: therefore

601 A kissing traitor; cf. n.

607 elder; cf. n.

611 cittern: cithern, guitar

612 bodkin: small dagger

613 death's face: death's head

616 flask: powder flask

619 toothdrawer; cf. n.

