[SCENE III.]
Enter two Watermen.
1. Will, ist not time we should go to our boates, And give attendance for this Bartlemew tide? Folkes will be stirring early in the morning.
2. By my troth I am indifferent whether I go or no. If a fare come, why so; if not, why so; if I have not their money, they shall have none of my labour.
1. But we that live by our labours, must give attendance. But where lyes thy Boate?
2. At Baynards Castle staires.
1. So do's mine, then lets go together.
2. Come, I am indifferent, I care not so much for going; but if I go with you, why so; if not, why so. [He falls over the bag. Sblood, what rascall hath laide this in my way!
1. A[32] was not very indifferent that did so, but you are so permentorie, to say, why so, and why so, that every one is glad to do you iniurie. But lets see: what is it?
[Taking the Sack by the end, one of the legs and head drops out.
Good Lord deliver us! a mans legges, and a head with manie wounds!
2. Whats that so much? I am indifferent, yet for mine owne part, I understand the miserie of it; if you doe, why so, if not, why so.
1. By my troth I understand no other mistery but this: It is a strange and very rufull sight. But, prethee, what doost thou conceit of it?
2. In troth I am indifferent, for if I tell you, why so, if not why so.
1. If thou tell me, Ile thanke thee; therefore I prethee tell me.
2. I tell you I am indifferent; but to be plaine with you, I am greeved to stumble at the hangmans budget.
1. At the hangmans budget? why, this is a sack.
2. And to speake indifferently, it is the hangman's Budget; and because he thought too much of his labour to set this head upon the bridge, and the legs upon the gates, he flings them into the streete for men to stumble at, but If I get him in my boate, Ile so belabour him in a stretcher, that he had better be stretcht in one of his owne halfepeny halters. If this be a good conceit, why so; if not, why so.
1. Thou art deceiv'd, this head hath many wounds, And hoase and shoes remaining on the legs. Bull always strips all quartered traitors quite.
2. I am indifferent whether you beleeve me or no; these were not worth taking of, and therefore he left them on. If this be likely why so; if not, why so.
1. Nay, then I see you growe from worse to worse.
I heard last night, that one neere Lambert Hill
Was missing, and his boy was murthered.
It may be this is a part of that same man;
What ere it be, ile beare it to that place.
2. Masse I am indifferent; ile go along with you, if it be so, why so; if not why so.
[Exeunt.