That I may come by iustice to the Heauens To know the cause that may my cares allay? This toyles my body, this consumeth age, That onley I to all men iust must be, And neither gods nor men be iust to me! DEP. Worthy Hieronimo, your office askes A care to punish such as doe transgresse. HIERO. So ist my duety to regarde his death Who when he liued deserued my dearest blood. But come; for that we came for, lets begin; For heere lyes that which bids me to be gone. Enter OFFICERS, BOY, & PEDRINGANO with a letter in his hand, bound. DEPU. Bring forth the prisoner for the court is set. PED. Gramercy, boy! but it was time to come, For I had written to my lord anew A neerer matter that concerneth him, For feare his lordship had forgotten me; But, sith he hath rememberd me so well, Come, come, come on! when shall we to this geere? HIERO. Stand forth, thou monster, murderer of men, And heere, for satisfaction of the world, Confesse thy folly and repent thy fault, For ther's thy place of execution. PED. This is short worke! Well, to your martiallship First I confesse, nor feare I death therefore, I am the man,—twas I slew Serberine. But, sir, then you think this shalbe the place Where we shall satisfie you for this geare? DEPU. I, Pedrigano.    PED. No I think not so. HEIRO. Peace, impudent! for thou shalt finde it so; For blood with blood shall, while I sit as iudge, Be satisfied, and the law dischargde. And, though my-selfe cannot receiue the like, Yet will I see that others haue their right. Dispatch! the fault approued and confest, And by our law he is condemned to die. HANG. Come on, sir! are you ready? PED. To do what, my fine officious knaue? HANG. To goe to this geere. PED. O, sir, you are to forward; thou woulst faine furnish me with a halter, to disfurnish me of my habit. So should I goe out of this geere, my raiment, into that geere, the rope.  But, hangman, now I spy your knauery, Ile not change without boot; thats flat. HANG. Come, sir. PED. So then I must vp? HANG. No remedie. PED. Yes, but there shalbe for my comming downe. HANG. Indeed heers a remedie for that. PED. How? be turnd off? HANG. I, truly. Come, are you ready? I pray [you], sir, dispatch, the day goes away. PED. What, doe you hang by the howre? If you doo, I may chance to break your olde custome. HANG. Faith, you haue [no] reason, for I am like to break your yong neck. PED. Dost thou mock me, hangman? Pray God I be not preserued to break your knaues-pate for this! HANG. Alas, sir, you are a foot too low 

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