Digital facsimile of the Bodleian First Folio of Shakespeare's plays, Arch. G c.7
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Nym. Nym.
Nym. I cannot tell, Things must be as they may: men may sleepe, and they may haue their throats about them at that time, and some say, kniues haue edges: It must be as it may, though patience be a tyred name, yet shee will plodde, there must be Conclusions, well, I cannot tell.
Nym. Enter Pistoll, & Quickly.
Bar. Bar.
Bar. Heere comes Ancient Pistoll and his wife: good Corporall be patient heere. How now mine Hoaste Pi-stoll?
Pist. Pist.
Pist. Base Tyke, cal'st thou mee Hoste, now by this hand I sweare I scorne the terme: nor shall my Nel keep Lodgers.
Host. Host.
Host. No by my troth, not long: For we cannot lodge and board a dozen or fourteene Gentlewomen that liue honestly by the pricke of their Needles, but it will bee thought we keepe a Bawdy-house straight. O welliday Lady, if he be not hewne now, we shall see wilful adulte-ry and murther committed.
Bar. Good Lieutenant, good Corporal offer nothing heere.
Nym. Pish.
Pist. Pish for thee, Island dogge: thou prickeard cur of Island.
Host. Good Corporall Nym shew thy valor, and put vp your sword.
Nym. Will you shogge off? I would haue you solus.