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score that's two hundred; two hundred a day, five days a thousand: forty thousand; forty times five, five times forty, two hundred days kills them all up by computation. And this will I venture my poor gentlemanlike carcase to perform, provided there be no treason practised upon us, by fair and discreet manhood; that is, civilly by the sword. E. Know. Why, are you so sure of your hand, captain, at all times? Bob. Tut! never miss thrust, upon my reputation with you. E. Know. I would not stand in Downright's state then, an you meet him, for the wealth of anyone street in London. Bob. Why, sir, you mistake me: if he were here now, by this welkin, I would not draw my weapon on him. Let this gentleman do his mind: but I will bastinado him, by the bright sun, wherever I meet him. Mat. Faith, and I'll have a fling at him, at my distance. E. Know. 'Od's, so, look where he is! yonder he goes. [Downright crosses the stage. Dow. What peevish luck have I, I cannot meet with these bragging rascals? Bob. It is not he, is it? E. Know. Yes, faith, it is he. Mat. I'll be hang'd then if that were he. E. Know. Sir, keep your hanging good for some greater matter, for I assure you that were he. Step. Upon my reputation, it was he. Bob. Had I thought it had been he, he must not have gone so: but I can hardly be induced to believe it was he yet. E. Know. That I think, sir. Re-enter DOWNRIGHT. But see, he is come again. Dow. O, Pharaoh's foot, have I found you? Come, draw to your tools; draw, gipsy, or I'll thrash you. Bob. Gentleman of valour, I do believe in thee; hear me-- Dow. Draw your weapon then. Bob. Tall man, I never thought on it till now--Body of me, I had a warrant of the peace served on me, even now as I came along, by a water-bearer; this gentleman saw it, Master Mathew. Dow. 'Sdeath! you will not draw then? [Disarms and beats him. Mathew runs away. Bob. Hold, hold! under thy favour forbear! Dow. Prate again, as you like this, you whoreson foist you! You'll control the point, you! Your consort is gone; had he staid he had shared with you, sir. [Exit. Bob. Well, gentlemen, bear witness, I was bound to the peace, by this good day. E. Know. No, fa
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