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ESCALUS

Go, away with her to prison.

MISTRESS OVERDONE
Good my lord, be good to me. Your honour is accounted a merciful man. Good
my lord. [180]

ESCALUS
Double and treble admonition, and still forfeit in the same kind! This would

make mercy swear and play the tyrant.

PROVOST

A bawd of eleven years’ continuance, may it please your honour. [185]

MISTRESS OVERDONE
My lord, this is one Lucio’s information against me, Mistress Kate Keep-down
was with child by him in the Duke’s time, he promised her marriage. His 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. [190]

ESCALUS

That fellow is a fellow of much license. Let him be called before us. Away
with her to prison. − Go to, no more words.
[Exeunt Officers with Mistress Overdone.]
Provost, my brother Angelo will not be altered; Claudio must die tomorrow.

Let him be furnished with divines, [195] and have all charitable preparation.
If my brother wrought by my pity, it should not be so with him.

PROVOST
So please you, this friar hath been with him, and advised him for
th’entertainment of death.

ESCALUS
Good even, good father. [200]

DUKE
Bliss and goodness on you!