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| Enter Duke, Lords, & Oliuer. | Enter Duke Frederick, Lords, and Oliver | | AYL III.i.1 | |
| Du. | DUKE | | | |
| Not see him since? Sir, sir, that cannot be: | Not see him since? Sir, sir, that cannot be. | | AYL III.i.1 | |
| But were I not the better part made mercie, | But were I not the better part made mercy, | | AYL III.i.2 | |
| I should not seeke an absent argument | I should not seek an absent argument | argument (n.) subject, point, theme, target | AYL III.i.3 | |
| Of my reuenge, thou present: but looke to it, | Of my revenge, thou present. But look to it, | | AYL III.i.4 | |
| Finde out thy brother wheresoere he is, | Find out thy brother wheresoe'er he is, | | AYL III.i.5 | |
| Seeke him with Candle: bring him dead, or liuing | Seek him with candle, bring him dead or living | | AYL III.i.6 | |
| Within this tweluemonth, or turne thou no more | Within this twelvemonth, or turn thou no more | turn (v.)return, come back | AYL III.i.7 | |
| To seeke a liuing in our Territorie. | To seek a living in our territory. | | AYL III.i.8 | |
| Thy Lands and all things that thou dost call thine, | Thy lands and all things that thou dost call thine | | AYL III.i.9 | |
| Worth seizure, do we seize into our hands, | Worth seizure do we seize into our hands | | AYL III.i.10 | |
| Till thou canst quit thee by thy brothers mouth, | Till thou canst quit thee by thy brother's mouth | quit (v.)acquit, absolve, clear | AYL III.i.11 | |
| Of what we thinke against thee. | Of what we think against thee. | | AYL III.i.12 | |
| Ol. | OLIVER | | | |
| Oh that your Highnesse knew my heart in this: | O that your highness knew my heart in this! | | AYL III.i.13 | |
| I neuer lou'd my brother in my life. | I never loved my brother in my life. | | AYL III.i.14 | |
| Duke. | DUKE | | | |
| More villaine thou. Well push him out of dores | More villain thou. – Well, push him out of doors, | | AYL III.i.15 | |
| And let my officers of such a nature | And let my officers of such a nature | nature (n.)function, capacity, role | AYL III.i.16 | |
| Make an extent vpon his house and Lands: | Make an extent upon his house and lands. | extent (n.)appropriation, seizure of property authorized by writ | AYL III.i.17 | |
| Do this expediently, and turne him going. | Do this expediently, and turn him going. | expediently (adv.)expeditiously, promptly, speedily | AYL III.i.18 | |
| | turn (v.)send, drive, dispatch | | |
| Exeunt | Exeunt | | AYL III.i.18 | |