But who comes here?
[Enter Escalus, Provost, and Officers with Mistress Overdone.]
Escal. Go; away with her to prison!
180 Mrs Ov. Good my lord, be good to me; your honour is accounted a merciful man; good my lord.
Escal. Double and treble admonition, and still forfeit in the same kind! This would make mercy [swear] and play the tyrant.
185 Prov. A bawd of eleven years’ continuance, may it please your honour.
Mrs Ov. My lord, this is one Lucio’s information against me. Mistress Kate Keepdown was with child by him in the Duke’s time; he promised her marriage: his 190 child is a year and a quarter old, come Philip and Jacob: I have kept it myself; and see how he goes about to abuse me!
Escal. That fellow is a fellow of much license: let him be called before us. Away with her to prison! Go 195 to; no more words. [Exeunt Officers with Mistress Ov.] Provost, my brother Angelo will not be altered; Claudio must die to-morrow: let him be furnished with divines, and have all charitable preparation. If my brother wrought by my pity, it should not be so with him.
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200 Prov. So please you, this friar hath been with him, and advised him for the entertainment of death.
Escal. Good [even], good father.