Aut. The king is not at the palace; he is gone aboard a

new ship to purge melancholy and air himself: for, if thou

beest capable of things serious, thou must know the king is

full of grief.

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Shep. So 'tis said, sir; about his son, that should have

married a shepherd's daughter.

Aut. If that shepherd be not in [hand-fast], let him fly:

the curses he shall have, the tortures he shall feel, will

break the back of man, the heart of monster.