, and the wild Sounder
Single, and with my arm'd staff, turn the Boar,
Spight of his foamy tushes, and thus strike him;
'Till he fall down my feast.
_Ger._ A goodly fellow.
_Hub._ What mak'st thee here, ha? [_aside._
_Ger._ We accept thy fellowship.
_Hub._ _Hemskirk_, thou art not right I fear, I fear thee. [_aside._
_Enter_ Ferret, _with a Letter._
_Fer._ Here is the paper: and as he said we found it.
_Ger._ Give me it, I shall make a shift yet, old as I am,
To find your knavery: you are sent here, Sirra,
To discover certain Gentlemen, a spy-knave,
And if ye find 'em, if not by perswasion
To bring 'em back, by poyson to despatch 'em.
_Hub._ By poyson, ha?
_Ger._ Here is another, _Hubert_;
What is that _Hubert_ Sir?
_Hem._ You may perceive there.
_Ger._ I may perceive a villany and a rank one,
Was he joyn'd partner of thy knavery?
_Hem._ No.
He had an honest end, would I had had so,
Which makes him scape such cut-throats.
_Ger._ So it seems.
For here thou art commanded, when that _Hubert_
Has done his best and worthiest service, this way
To cut his throat, for here he's set down dangerous.
_Hub._ This is most impious.
_Ger._ I am glad we have found ye,
Is not this true?
_Hem._ Yes; what are you the better?
_Ger._ You shall perceive Sir, ere you get your freedom:
Take him aside, and friend, we take thee to us,
Into our company, thou dar'st be true unto us?
_Hig._ I, and obedient too?
_Hub._ As you had bred me.
_Ger._ Then take our hand: thou art now a servant to us,
Welcom him all.
_Hig._ Stand off, stand off: I'le do it,
We bid ye welcom three wayes; first for your person,
Which is a promising person, next for your quality,
Which is a decent, and a gentle quality,
Last for the frequent means you have to feed us,
You can steal 'tis to be presum'd.
_Hub._ Yes, venison, and if you want--
_Hig._ 'Tis well you understand right,
And shall practise daily: you can drink too?
_Hub._ Soundly.
_Hig._ And ye dare know a woman from a weathercock?
_Hub._ If I handle her.
_Ger._ Now swear him.
_Hig._ I crown thy _nab_, with a _gag of benbouse_,
And _stall_ thee by the _Salmon_ into the _clows_,
To _mand_ on the _pad_, and _strike_ all the _cheats_;
To _Mill_ from the _Ruffmans_, _commision_ and _slates_,
_Twang dell_'s, i' the _stiromell_, and let the _Quire Cuffin_:
And _Herman Beck strine_, and _trine_ to the _Ruffin_.
_Ger._ Now interpret this
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