ot-brain'd Youth, and so he died.
_Bac._ Come bear him on your Shoulders to my Tent, from whence with all
the solemn State we can, we will convey him to his own Pavilion.
Enter a _Soldier_.
_Sold._ Some of our Troops pursuing of the Enemy even to their Temples,
which they made their Sanctuary, finding the Queen at her Devotion there
with all her _Indian_ Ladies, I'd much ado to stop their violent Rage
from setting fire to the holy Pile.
_Bac._ Hang 'em immediately that durst attempt it, while I my self will
fly to rescue her.
[Goes out, they bear off the _King's_ Body; Ex. all.
Enter _Whimsey_, pulling in _Whiff_, with a Halter about his Neck.
_Whim._ Nay, I'm resolved to keep thee here till his Honour the General
comes.--What, to call him Traitor, and run away after he had so
generously given us our freedom, and listed us Cadees for the next
Command that fell in his Army--I'm resolved to hang thee--
_Whiff._ Wilt thou betray and peach thy Friend? thy Friend that kept
thee Company all the while thou wert a Prisoner--drinking at my own
charge--
_Whim._ No matter for that, I scorn Ingratitude, and therefore will hang
thee--but as for thy drinking with me--I scorn to be behind-hand with
thee in Civility, and therefore here's to thee.
[Takes a Bottle of Brandy out of his Pocket, Drinks.
_Whiff._ I can't drink.
_Whim._ A certain sign thou wo't be hang'd.
_Whiff._ You us'd to be o' my side when a Justice, let the Cause be how
it wou'd.
[Weeps.
_Whim._ Ay--when I was a Justice I never minded Honesty, but now I'll be
true to my General, and hang thee to be a great Man.--
_Whiff._ If I might but have a fair Trial for my Life--
_Whim._ A fair Trial!--come, I'll be thy Judge--and if thou canst clear
thy self by Law, I'll acquit thee: Sirrah, Sirrah, what canst thou say
for thy self for calling his Honour Rebel?
[Sits on a Drum-head.
_Whiff._ 'T was when I was drunk, an't like your Honour.
_Whim._ That's no Plea; for if you kill a Man when you are sober, you
must be hanged when you are drunk. Hast thou any thing else to say for
thy self why Sentence may not pass upon thee?
_Whiff._ I desire the Benefit of the Clergy.
_Whim._ The Clergy! I never knew any body that ever did benefit by 'em;
why, thou canst not read a word.
_Whiff._ Transportation then--
_Whim._ It shall be to _England_ then--but hold--who's this?
[_Dullman_ creeping from a Bush.
_Dull._ So t
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