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Wor.Thou hast a Bawdy heart I'le warrant thee.

Cut.Hold your peace, Coxcomb.

Trum.That has, I think, taken an Oath
Quite contrary to mine, never to see
Any thing else!
$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$Reads a paper given him by Lucia.He's extreme sick, and thinks he shall die,
$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$A cry within, Mrs. Aurelia.the Doctor and 'Pothecary have acted very well; I'le be with him presently, go into my little Oratory, and pray for the
[Exeunt Truman & Lucia.success——— I'l pray with as much zeal as any sinner, converted just upon the point of death, prays his short time out.

[They cry within.Aur.What can this mean? and the cry within there? pray let's go down and see what's the matter.

Enter Will and Ralph crying.

Will.Ah, Lord! my poor Master! Mrs. Aurelia, Mrs. Aurelia.

Aur.Here, what's the business?

Ralph.Oh Lord! the saddest accident.

Aur.For the love of Heaven speak quickly.

Will.I cannot speak for weeping; my poor Master's poison'd.

Aur.Poison'd? how prethee, and by whom?

Will.Why by the strangest Accident, Mistris.
The Doctor prescrib'd one what dee' call it with a hard name, and that careless Rogue the 'Pothecaries man (mistaking one Glass for another that stood by it) put in another what dee'call it, that is a mortal poison.

[Exit Aurelia.Aur.Oh then 'tis plain, this was the Plot they talk'd of; ye heard, Gentlemen, what they said; pray follow me and bear witness.

Cut.Undoubtedly they had a hand in't; we shall be brought to swear against them, Worm.

Worm.I'l swear what I heard, and what I heard not but I'l hang 'em. I see I shall be revenged o' that proud Tit; but it grieves me for the Colonel.

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