Ford, John · published 1633 · first performed or written 1632 [1632-1633] (Annals) tragedy · Queen Henrietta Maria's Men · Phoenix/Cockpit T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour typicality 0.87 · 493 words
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Come you my learned Counsel, do not roar; If I must hang, why then lament therefore: You may rejoice, and both, no doubt, be great To serve your Prince, when I am turned worm's meat. I fear my lands, and all I have, is begged, Else, woe is me, why should I be so ragged? Come on, Sir, the Duke stays for you. O how my stomach doth begin to puke! When I do hear that only word, the Duke. You Sir, look on that woman; are you pleased, If we remit your body from the jail, To take her for your wife. On that condition, Prince, with all my heart. Yes, I warrant your grace, he is content. Why, foolish man, hast thou so soon forgot The public shame of her abused womb? Her being mother to a Bastard's birth? Or caused thou but imagine she will be True to thy bed, who to herself was false? Phew, Sir, do not stand upon that, that's a matter of nothing, you know. Nay, and shall please your good grace, and it come to that, I care not; as good men as I have lain in foul sheets I am sure; the linen has not been much the worse for the wearing a little: I will have her with all my-heart. And shalt: Fernando, thou shalt have the grace To join their hands, put 'em together, friend. Yes, do my Lord, bring you the Bridegroom hither, I'll give the Bride myself. Here's argument to jealousy, as good as drink to the dropsy, she will share any disgrace with him: I could not wish it better. even so: well, do it. Here, Maurucio, long live a happy couple. 'Tis enough,— now know our pleasure henceforth. 'Tis our will, if ever thou, Maurucio, or thy wife, Be seen within a dozen miles at Court, We will recall our mercy: no entreat Shall warrant thee a minute of thy life: we'll have no servile slavery of lust Shall breathe near us; dispatch and get ye hence, Biancha, come with me.— oh my cleft soul! How's that? must I come no more near the Court? O pitiful, not near the Court, Sir. Not by a dozen miles, indeed Sir: your only course I can advise you, is to pass to Naples, and set up a house of Carnality, there are very fair and frequent suburbs, and you need not fear the contagion of any pestilent disease, for the worst is very proper to the place. 'Tis a strange sentence. 'Tis, and sudden too, And not without some mystery. Will you go, Sir. Not near the Court? What matter is it, Sweetheart, fear nothing, Love, you shall have new change of apparel, good diet, wholesome attendance, and we will live like pigeons, my Lord. Wilt thou forsake me, Giacopo? I forsake ye? no, not as long as I have a whole ear on my head, come what will come.
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Come you my learned Counsell, doe not rore; If I must hang, why then lament therefore: You may reioyce, and both, no doubt, be great To serue your Prince, when I am turn'd wormes meat. I feare my lands, and all I haue, is begg'd, Else, woe is me, why should I be so ragg'd? Come on, Sir, the Duke stayes for you. O how my stomacke doth begin to puke! When I doe heare that onely word, the Duke. You Sir, looke on that woman; are you pleas'd, If we remit your body from the jayle, To take her for your wife. On that condition, Prince, with all my heart. Yes, I warrant your grace, he is content. Why, foolish man, hast thou so soone forgot The publike shme of her abus'd wombe? Her being mother to a Bastards birth? Or caust thou but imagine she will be True to thy bed, who to her selfe was false? Phew, Sir, doe not stand vpon that, that's a matter of nothing, you know. Nay, and shall please your good grace, and it come to that, I care not; as good men as I haue lyen in foule sheets I am sure; the linnen has not beene much the worse for the wearing a little: I will haue her with all my-heart. And shalt: Fernando, thou shalt haue the grace To ioyne their hands, put 'em together, friend. Yes, doe my Lord, bring you the Bridegroom hither, I'le giue the Bride my selfe. Here's argument to jealousie, as good as drinke to the dropsie, shee will share any disgrace with him: I could not wish it better. Euen so: well, doe it. Here, Maurucio, long liue a happy couple. 'Tis enough,—now know our pleasure henceforth. 'Tis our will, if euer thou, Maurucio, or thy wife, Be seene within a dozen miles at Court, We will recall our mercy: no intreat Shall warrant thee a minute of thy life: Wee'll haue no seruile slauery of lust Shall breath neere vs; dispatch and get ye hence, Biancha, come with me.—oh my clet soule! How's that? must I come no more neere the Court? O pittifull, not neere the Court, Sir. Not by a dozen miles, indeed Sir: your only course I can aduise you, is to passe to Naples, and set vp a house of Carnality, there are very faire and frequent suburbs, and you need not feare the contagion of any pestilent disease, for the worst is very proper to the place. 'Tis a strange sentence. 'Tis, and sudden too, And not without some mysterie. Will you goe, Sir. Not neere the Court? What matter is it, Sweet-heart, feare nothing, Loue, you shall haue new change of apparell, good , wholesome attendance, and wee will lie like pigeons, my Lord. Wilt thou forsake me, Giacopo? I forsake yee? no, not as long as I haue a whole eare on my head, come what will come.