13211245Prince And as I wooed for thee to obtaine her, I wil ioyne

13221246with thee, to disgrace her.

13231247Bastard I will disparage her no farther, till you are my wit-

13241248nesses, beare it coldely but till midnight, and let the issue shew

13251249it selfe.

13261250Prince O day vntowardly turned!

13271251Claud. O mischiefe strangely thwarting!

13281252Bastard O plague right well preuented! so will you say,

13291253when you haue seene the sequele.

13311255Dog. Are you good men and true?

13321256Verges Yea, or else it were pitty but they should suffer sal-

13331257uation body and soule.

13341258Dog. Nay, that were a punishment too good for them, if

13351259they should haue any allegeance in them, being chosen for the

13361260Princes watch.

13371261Verges Well, giue them their charge, neighbour Dog-

13381262bery.

13391263Dogbery First, who thinke you the most desartlesse man

13401264to be Constable?

13411265Watch 1 Hugh Ote-cake sir, or George Sea-cole, for they

13421266can write and reade.

13431267Dogbery Come hither neighbor Sea-cole. God hath blest

13441268you with a good name: to be a welfauoured man, is the gift of

13451269Fortune, but to write and reade, comes by nature.

13471270Watch 2 Both which maister Constable.

13481271Dogbery You haue: I knew it would be your answer: wel,

13491272for your fauour sir, why giue God thanks, and make no boast

13501273of it, and for your writing and reading, let that appeere when

13511274there is no neede of such vanity, you are thought heere to be

13521275the most senslesse and fit man for the Constable of the watch:

13531276therefore beare you the lanthorne: this is your charge, You

13541277shall comprehend all vagrom men, you are to bidde any man

13551278stand, in the Princes name.

13571279Watch 2 How if a will not stand?

13581280Dogbery Why then take no note of him, but let him goe,

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