The Hystorie of Hamblet xciii

Fengon as then knowing y^ truth of his nephews
fubtile praftife, & hering him fpeak w* flayed mind,
and which is more, perceiued a fword naked in his
hand, which he already lifted vp to depriue him of
his life, leaped quickly out of the bed, taking holde
of Hamlets fworde, that was nayled into the fcab-
erd, which as hee fought to pull out, Hamlet gaue
him fuch a blowe vpon the chine of the necke, that
hee cut his head cleane from his ihoulders, and as
he fell to the ground fayd : This iuft and violent
death is a firft reward for fuch as thou art, now go
thy wayes, & when thou commeft in hell, fee thou
forget not to tell thy brother (whom thou trayteroufly
fleweft) that it was his fonne that fent thee thither
with the meffage, to the ende that beeing com-
forted thereby, his foule may reft among the bleffed
fpirits, and quit mee of the obligation which bound
me to purfue his vengeance vpon mine owne blood,
that feeing it was by thee, that I loft the chiefe
thing that tyed me to this aliance & confanguinitie.
