SCENE IV. London. A street. The Second part of King Henry the Fourth  Shakespeare homepage  |  Henry IV, part 2  | Act 5, Scene 4 

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 Enter Beadles, dragging in HOSTESS QUICKLY and DOLL TEARSHEET  MISTRESS QUICKLY  No, thou arrant knave; I would to God that I might 

 die, that I might have thee hanged: thou hast 

 drawn my shoulder out of joint. 

 First Beadle  The constables have delivered her over to me; and 

 she shall have whipping-cheer enough, I warrant 

 her: there hath been a man or two lately killed about her. 

 DOLL TEARSHEET  Nut-hook, nut-hook, you lie. Come on; I 'll tell 

 thee what, thou damned tripe-visaged rascal, an 

 the child I now go with do miscarry, thou wert 

 better thou hadst struck thy mother, thou 

 paper-faced villain. 

 MISTRESS QUICKLY  O the Lord, that Sir John were come! he would make 

 this a bloody day to somebody. But I pray God the 

 fruit of her womb miscarry! 

 First Beadle  If it do, you shall have a dozen of cushions again; 

 you have but eleven now. Come, I charge you both go 

 with me; for the man is dead that you and Pistol 

 beat amongst you. 

 DOLL TEARSHEET  I'll tell you what, you thin man in a censer, I 

 will have you as soundly swinged for this,--you 

 blue-bottle rogue, you filthy famished correctioner, 

 if you be not swinged, I'll forswear half-kirtles. 

 First Beadle  Come, come, you she knight-errant, come. 

 MISTRESS QUICKLY  O God, that right should thus overcome might! 

 Well, of sufferance comes ease. 

 DOLL TEARSHEET  Come, you rogue, come; bring me to a justice. 

 MISTRESS QUICKLY  Ay, come, you starved blood-hound. 

 DOLL TEARSHEET  Goodman death, goodman bones! 

 MISTRESS QUICKLY  Thou atomy, thou! 

 DOLL TEARSHEET  Come, you thin thing; come you rascal. 

 First Beadle  Very well. 



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