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Richard the Third, III. vi

To draw the brats of Clarence out of sight;

And to give order that no manner person

Have any time recourse unto the princes.

Exeunt [Richard and Ratcliff].

Scriv. Here is the indictment of the good Lord Hastings;

Which in a set hand fairly is engross'd,

That it may be to-day read o'er in Paul's:

And mark how well the sequel hangs together.

Eleven hours I have spent to write it over,

For yesternight by Catesby was it sent me.

The precedent was full as long a-doing;

And yet within these five hours Hastings liv'd,

Untainted, unexamin'd, free, at liberty.

Here's a good world the while! Who is so gross

That cannot see this palpable device?

Yet who so bold but says he sees it not?

Bad is the world; and all will come to naught,

When such ill dealing must be seen in thought.

Exit.

 107 manner: manner of

108 recourse: access  Scene Six S. d. Scrivener: professional scribe

2 engross'd: written out in a legal hand

7 precedent: original rough copy

9 Untainted: without suspicion of guilt

10 gross: stupid

14 seen in thought: i.e. observed but not referred to 