[195] So in "Every Man in his Humour," act iii. sc. 1—
"Good captain faces about."
And in Fletcher's "Scornful Lady," act v.—
"Cutting Morecraft faces about."
And again, in "The Knight of the Burning Pestle," Ralph, exercising his men, says—
"Double your files: as you were; faces about."
[196] The exclamation of a highwayman on stopping a passenger, as many examples would prove. It is only noticed now for the sake of mentioning an ingenious turn given to it in Middleton's "Phœnix," 1607, where one of the characters justifies robbery by observing, "As long as drunkenness is a vice, stand is a virtue."—Collier.
[197] [The folio reads Paxat.]
[198] [? By the side of.]
[199] [The Parson is describing the Captain as a recruiting officer.]