" Fear not, good Master," said Miles, " I will not sleep,
but hearken and attend upon the head, and if it do
chance to speak, I will call you : therefore I pray take you
both your rests and let me alone for watching this head."
After Fryer Bcuon had given him a great charge the sec-
ond time. Fryer Bungy and he went to sleep, and Miles,
alone to watch the Brazen-head. Miles to keep himself
from sleeping, got a Tabor and Pipe, and being merry



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disposed sang him many a merry Song ; and thus with his
own Music and his Songs spent he his time, and kept from
sleeping at last. After some noise the Head spake these
two words : " Time is J* Miles hearing it to speak no
more, thought his Master would be angry if he waked him
for that, and therefore he let them both sleep, and began
to mock the Head in this manner ; " TTiou Brazen-faced
Head, hath my Master took all this pains about thee, and
now dost thou requite him with two words. Time is ? had
he watched with a Lawyer so long as he hath watched
with thee, he would have given him more, and better
words than thou hast yet. If thou canst speak no wiser,
they shall sleep till doom's day for me. 