Beat. Yea, as sure as I have a thought or a soul.

Bene. Enough, I am engaged; I will challenge him. I [328] will kiss your hand, and so I leave you. By this hand, [329] Claudio shall render me a dear account. As you hear of 330 me, so think of me. Go, comfort your cousin: I must say she is dead: and so, farewell. [Exeunt.

[000] Scene II. A prison.

MAAN IV. 2 Enter Dogberry, Verges, and Sexton, in gowns; and the Watch, with Conrade and Borachio.

[001] Dog. Is our whole dissembly appeared?

[002] Verg. O, a stool and a cushion for the sexton.

Sex. Which be the malefactors?

[004] Dog. Marry, that am I and my partner.

005 Verg. Nay, that’s certain; we have the exhibition to examine.

Sex. But which are the offenders that are to be examined? let them come before master constable.