ng, I know not;
A scurvy rascally fellow I must aim at,
And there's the office of an Asse flung on me.
Sure _Cleremont_ has fought, but how come off,
And what the world shall think of me hereafter:
Well, woman, woman, I must look your rascals,
And lose my reputation: ye have a fine power over us.
These two long hours I have trotted here, and curiously
Survey'd all goers by, yet find no rascal,
Nor any face to quarel with:
What's that? [La-writ _sings within, then Enters_.
This is a rascally voice, sure it comes this way.
_La-writ._ _He strook so hard, the Bason broke,
And_ Tarquin _heard the sound_.
_Din._ What Mister thing is this? let me survey it.
_La-writ._ _And then he strook his neck in two._
_Din._ This may be a rascal, but 'tis a mad rascal,
What an Alphabet of faces he puts on!
Hey how it fences! if this should be the rogue,
As 'tis the likeliest rogue I see this day--
_La-wr._ _Was ever man for Ladies sake? down, down._
_Di._ And what are you good Sir? down, down, down, down.
_La-writ._ What's that to you good Sir? down, down.
_Din._ A pox on you good Sir, down, down, down,
You with your Buckram bag, what make you here?
And from whence come you? I could fight with my shadow now.
_La-wr._ Thou fierce man that like Sir _Lancelot_ dost appear,
I need not tell thee what I am, nor eke what I make here.
_Din._ This is a precious knave, stay, stay, good _Tristram_,
And let me ask thy mightiness a question,
Did ye never abuse a Lady?
_La-writ._ Not; to abuse a Lady, is very hard, Sir.
_Din._ Say you so, Sir?
Didst thou never abuse her honour?
_La-writ._ Not; to abuse her honour, is impossible.
_Din._ Certain this is the rascal: What's thy name?
_La-writ._ My name is _Cock o' two_, use me respectively,
I will be Cock of three else.
_Din._ What's all this?
You say, you did abuse a Lady.
_La-writ._ You ly.
_Din._ And that you wrong'd her honour.
_La-writ._ That's two lyes,
Speak suddenly, for I am full of business.
_Din._ What art thou, or what canst thou be, thou pea-goose,
That dar'st give me the ly thus? thou mak'st me wonder.
_La-writ._ And wonder on, till time make all things plain.
_Din._ You must not part so, Sir, art thou a Gentleman?
_La-writ._ Ask those upon whose ruins I am mounted.
_Din._ This is some Cavellero Knight o'th' Sun.
_La-wr._ I tell thee I am as good a Gentleman as the Duke;
I have atchieved--goe follow th
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