Shirley, James · published 1633 · first performed or written 1633 [licensed for stage, Jun 21] [incorrect] (Annals) comedy · Queen Henrietta Maria's Men · Phoenix/Cockpit T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour typicality 0.84 · 497 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T0: duke, lord, duchess, love, court, madam, prince, honour, grace, lady.
Not one man among so many Ladies? Not a gentleman-usher? Nor a Page? How shall we do Madam? I beseech your Grace let me be exempted, If I have committed an offence, deserves your Anger, Let one of your Lords cut off my head rather, Sign. Dondolo. Shall we express, So cold a duty to her highness? Fie Ladies. You shall but suffer with me: I partake As much Severity, as any of you shall. I will expect your duties Lords in silence, Orpiano, you shall to Ferrara, with Our daughter's picture, your Commissions sealed— Now fair Ladies, I hope y'are fixed to wait upon Eugenia. If your restraint be a Burden, it shall be In her power to enlarge you, and elect New Friends into your places. 'Tis our Duties To obey your Grace and her. Perenotto— Are all things prepared? They are my Lord. For once then let us usher you. Whether do we go? I'll tell you. Whither? To take Physic Madam. The Duke has prepared to stay all looseness in your bodies You must be all fast: stone walls and mortar will bind. Come follow with a Courage. I hope we shall be allowed our little Dogs and Monkeys. Sweet Madam. Madam Katherina, they are gone Signior. Would I had known this afore? The Duke will be censured for this Act. 'Tis very strange, good Lady, I read a forced obedience in her Eye, Which hardly held up Rain. Save you dear Sign. which way went the Ladies? News, Signior News. I beseech you I may partake. Have you forgot there was suspicion She affected Signior Philenzo the cardinal's Nephew? Alas poor Gentleman, he suffers for't. By this restraint he would make her sure, his jealousy Is not yet over— Signior Morello, is your lock rectified, You have missed your Lady but a hair's breadth. Nay, but my Lords and Gentlemen, where are the Ladies gone indeed? We ha' told you. What, committed to New Prison: Very true, Signior. Our dancing days are done, shut up close, not A man must enter. Would I were a Mouse then— why, but is the Duke mad! Take heed what you say Signior: though we be no Informers, yet walls have Ears. Ears? Would I had left mine behind me, here's News indeed! And you'd come a little sooner, you might ha' taken your leave, but 'twas your barber's fault. Would he had left me i'th' suds an hour ago! What shall we do Gentlemen, 'tis a hard case, when a man that has an intention to marry and live honest— How now, what art thou? Any thing, nothing: yet a man, yet no man for I want. What? thouart no Capon I hope. Money sir, will you spare any from your precious sins. thouart very free. Yet Sir I am in debt. What dost owe? Nobody harm. Whence cam'st— I dropped from the Moon. So methinks, thou talk'st very madly— thoust much humour in thee.
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Not one man among so many Ladyes? Not a Gentleman-Vsher? Nor a Page? How shall we doe Madam? I beseech your Grace let me be exempted, If I haue committed an offence, deserues your Anger, Let one of your Lords cut off my head rather, Sign. Dondalo. Shall we expresse, So cold a duty to her highnesse? Fye Ladyes. You shall but suffer with me: I pertake As much Seuerity, as any of you shall. I will expect your duties Lords in silence, Orpiano, you shall to Ferrara, with Our daughters picture, your Commissions sealed— Now faire Ladyes, I hope y'are fixd to waite vpon Eugenia. If your restraint be a Burthen, it shall be In her power to inlarge you, and elect New Friends into your places. 'Tis our Duties To obey your Grace and her. Perenott—Are all things prepar'd? They are my Lord. For once theu let vs vsher you. Whether doe we goe? Ile tell you. Whither? To take Phisicke Madam. The Duke has prepar'd to stay all loosenesse in your bodies You must be all fast: stone walles and morter will bind. Come follow with a Courage. I hope we shall be allowed our little Dogs and Monkeyes. Sweet Madam. Madam Katherina, they are gone Signior. Would I had knowne this afore? The Duke will be censur'd for this Act. 'Tis very strange, good Lady, I read a forc'd obedience in her Eye, Which hardly held up Raine. Save you deare Sign. which way went the Ladies? Newes, Signior Newes. I beseech you I may pertake. Have you forgot there was suspicion She affected Signior Philenzo the Cardinals Nephew? Alas poore Gentleman, he suffers for't. By this restraint he would make her sure, his jealo Is not yet over—Signior Morello, is your locke rectified, You have mist your Lady but a hayres bredth. Nay, but my Lords and Gentlemen, where are the Ladies gone indeed? We ha' told you. What, committed to New Prison: Very true, Signior. Our dancing dayes are done, shut vp close, not A man must enter. Would I were a Mouse then—why, but is the Duke mad▪ Take heed what you say Signior: though we be no Informers, yet walles have Eares. Eares? Would I had left mine behind me, heere's Newes indeed! And y▪ad come a little sooner, you might ha taken your leave, but 'twas your Barbers fault. Would he had left me ith' suds an houre agoe! What shall we doe Gentlemen, 'tis a hard case, when a man that has an intention to marry and live honest— How now, what art thou? Any thing, nothing: yet a man, yet no man for I want. What? Th'art no Capon I hope. Mony sir, will you spare any from your precious sinnes. Th'art very free. Yet Sir I am in debt. What dost owe? Nobody harme. Whence cam'st— I dropt from the Moone. So me thinkes, thou talk'st very madly— Th'ast much humour in thee.