309Nich. What Corporal Oath? I am sorry we have

310met with you next our hearts; you are the man that we

311are forbidden to keep company withall, we must not

312swear I can tell you, and you have the name for swearing.

313Sim. I, Corporal Oath, I would you would do so

314much as forsake us, we cannot abide you, we must not be

315seen in your company.

316Frail. There is none of us I can tell you, but shall be

317soundly whipt for swearing.

318Corp. Why how now? we three? Puritanical Scrape-

319shooes, Flesh a good Fridayes; a hand.

320All. Oh.

321Corp. Why Nicholas Saint-Tantlings, Simon Saint

322Mary-Overies, has the De'il possest you, that you swear

323no better, you half-Christened Katomites, you ungod-

324mother'd Varlets, do's the first lesson teach you to be

325proud, and the second to be Cox-combs; proud Cox-

326combs; not once to do duty to a man of Mark.

327Frail. A man of Mark, quatha, I do not think he can

328shew a Beggars Noble.

329Corp. A Corporal, a Commander, one of spirit, that

330is able to blow you up all drye with your Books at your

331Girdles.

332Simon. We are not taught to believe that, sir, for we

334Frail. Foh, you lie Nicholas; for here's one strong

335enough; blows us up, quatha, he may well blow me above

336twelve-score off on him: I warrant if the wind stood

337right, a man might smell him from the top of Newgate, to

338the the Leads of Ludgate.

339Corp. Sirrah, thou hollow book of Wax-candle.

340Nich. I, you may say what you will, so you swear not.

341Corp. I swear by the------

342Nich. Hold, hold, good Corporal Oath; for if you

343swear once, we shall fall down in a sown presently.

344Corp. I must and will swear: you quivering Cox-

345combs, my Captain is imprisoned, and by Vulcan's Lea-

346ther Cod-piece point---------

347Nich. O Simon, what an oath was there.

348Frail. If he should chance to break it, the poor man's

349Breeches would fall down about his heels, for Venus al-

350lows but one point to his hose.

351Cor. With these, my Bully-Feet, I will thump ope the

352Prison doors, and brain the Keeper with the begging-

353Box, but I'le set my honest sweet Captain Idle at liberty.

354Nic. How, Captain Idle? my old Aunts son, my

355dear Kinsman in Cappadochio.

356Cor. I, thou Church-peeling, thou Holy-paring, Reli-

357ligious out-side thou; if thou had'st any grace in thee,

358thou would'st visit him, relieve him, swear to get him out.

359Nic. Assure you, Corporal, indeed-la, 'tis the first

360time I heard on't.

361Cor. Why do't now then, Marmaset; bring forth

362thy yearly-wages, let not a Commander perish?

363Simon. But if he be one of the wicked, he shall pe-

364rish.

365Nic. Well Corporal, I'le e'en along with you, to visit

366my Kinsman, if I can do him any good, I will,---but I

367have nothing for him, Simon Saint Mary Overies and

368Frailty, pray make a Lye for me to the Knight my Ma-

369ster, old Sir Godfrey.

370Cor. A Lye? may you lye then?

371Frail. O I, we may lye, but we must not swear.

372Sim. True, we may lie with our Neighbour's wife,

373but we must not swear we did so.

374Cor. Oh, an excellent Tag of Religion!

375Nic.Oh Simon, I have thought upon a sound ex-

376cuse, it will go currant, say that I am gon to a Fast.

377Sim. To a Fast? very good.

378Nic. I, to a Fast say, with master Full-belly the Minister.

379Sim. Master Full-belly? an honest man: he feeds the

380flock well, for he's an excellent Feeder.

382Frail. O I, I have seen him eat up a whole Pig, and