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| Enter Hostesse Quickly, Dol Teare-sheete, | Enter Beadles dragging in Hostess Quickly and Doll | beadle (n.) parish constable | 2H4 V.iv.1.1 | |
| and Beadles | Tearsheet | | 2H4 V.iv.1.2 | |
| Hostesse. | HOSTESS | | | |
| No, thou arrant knaue: I would I | No, thou arrant knave! I would to God that I | knave (n.)scoundrel, rascal, rogue | 2H4 V.iv.1 | |
| | arrant (adj.)downright, absolute, unmitigated | | |
| might dy, that I might haue thee hang'd: Thou hast | might die, that I might have thee hanged. Thou hast | | 2H4 V.iv.2 | |
| drawne my shoulder out of ioynt. | drawn my shoulder out of joint. | | 2H4 V.iv.3 | |
| Off. | FIRST BEADLE | | | |
| The Constables haue deliuer'd her ouer | The constables have delivered her over | | 2H4 V.iv.4 | |
| to mee: and shee shall haue Whipping cheere enough, I warrant | to me, and she shall have whipping-cheer, I warrant | whipping-cheer (n.)whipping fare, good flogging | 2H4 V.iv.5 | |
| | warrant (v.)assure, promise, guarantee, confirm | | |
| her. There hath beene a man or two (lately) kill'd about her. | her; there hath been a man or two killed about her. | | 2H4 V.iv.6 | |
| Dol. | DOLL | | | |
| Nut-hooke, nut-hooke, you Lye: Come on, Ile tell | Nut-hook, nut-hook, you lie. Come on, I 'll tell | nut-hook, nuthook (n.)constable, beadle, officer | 2H4 V.iv.7 | |
| thee what, thou damn'd Tripe-visag'd Rascall, if the | thee what, thou damned tripe-visaged rascal, an the | tripe-visaged (adj.)tripe-faced, flabby | 2H4 V.iv.8 | |
| | and, an (conj.)if, whether | | |
| Childe I now go with, do miscarrie, thou had'st better thou had'st | child I go with do miscarry, thou wert better thou hadst | go (v.)be pregnant, be with child | 2H4 V.iv.9 | |
| strooke thy Mother, thou Paper-fac'd Villaine. | struck thy mother, thou paper-faced villain. | | 2H4 V.iv.10 | |
| Host. | HOSTESS | | | |
| O that Sir Iohn were come, hee would | O the Lord, that Sir John were come! I would | | 2H4 V.iv.11 | |
| make this a bloody day to some body. But I would | make this a bloody day to somebody. But I pray God | | 2H4 V.iv.12 | |
| the Fruite of her Wombe might miscarry. | the fruit of her womb miscarry! | | 2H4 V.iv.13 | |
| Officer. | FIRST BEADLE | | | |
| If it do, you shall haue a dozen of Cushions | If it do, you shall have a dozen of cushions | | 2H4 V.iv.14 | |
| againe, you haue but eleuen now. Come, I charge you | again – you have but eleven now. Come, I charge you | | 2H4 V.iv.15 | |
| both go with me: for the man is dead, that you and | both, go with me, for the man is dead that you and | | 2H4 V.iv.16 | |
| Pistoll beate among you. | Pistol beat amongst you. | | 2H4 V.iv.17 | |
| Dol. | DOLL | | | |
| Ile tell thee what, thou thin man in a Censor; I will | I'll tell you what, you thin man in a censer, I will | censer (n.)perfuming vessel with a perforated and ornamented lid | 2H4 V.iv.18 | |
| haue you as soundly swindg'd for this, you blew-Bottel'd | have you as soundly swinged for this – you bluebottle | swinge (v.)beat, thrash, flog | 2H4 V.iv.19 | |
| | bluebottle (adj.)blue-coated, blue-uniformed | | |
| Rogue: you filthy famish'd Correctioner, if you be not | rogue, you filthy famished correctioner, if you be not | correctioner (n.)one from the House of Correction [the Bridewell] | 2H4 V.iv.20 | |
| swing'd, Ile forsweare halfe Kirtles. | swinged I'll forswear half-kirtles. | half-kirtleskirt [lower part of a kirtle] | 2H4 V.iv.21 | |
| | forswear (v), past forms forsworn, forsworeabandon, renounce, reject, give up | | |
| Off. | FIRST BEADLE | | | |
| Come, come, you shee-Knight-arrant, | Come, come, you she knight-errant, | knight-errant (n.)adventurer; night-sinner | 2H4 V.iv.22 | |
| come. | come! | | 2H4 V.iv.23 | |
| Host. | HOSTESS | | | |
| O, that right should thus o'recome might. | O God, that right should thus overcome might! | | 2H4 V.iv.24 | |
| Wel of sufferance, comes ease. | Well, of sufferance comes ease. | sufferance (n.)distress, suffering, hardship | 2H4 V.iv.25 | |
| Dol. | DOLL | | | |
| Come you Rogue, come: Bring me to a Iustice. | Come, you rogue, come, bring me to a justice. | | 2H4 V.iv.26 | |
| Host. | HOSTESS | | | |
| Yes, come you staru'd Blood-hound. | Ay, come, you starved bloodhound. | | 2H4 V.iv.27 | |
| Dol. | DOLL | | | |
| Goodman death, goodman Bones. | Goodman death, goodman bones! | goodman (adj.)[title for a person under the rank of gentleman] mister, master | 2H4 V.iv.28 | |
| Host. | HOSTESS | | | |
| Thou Anatomy, thou. | Thou atomy, thou! | atomy (n.)mite, tiny being | 2H4 V.iv.29 | |
| Dol. | DOLL | | | |
| Come you thinne Thing: Come you Rascall. | Come, you thin thing, come, you rascal! | rascal (n.)worthless wretch, good-for-nothing | 2H4 V.iv.30 | |
| Off | FIRST BEADLE | | | |
| Very well. | Very well. | | 2H4 V.iv.31 | |
| Exeunt. | Exeunt | | 2H4 V.iv.31 | |