Edwards, Richard · published 1571 · first performed or written 1564 [1564-1568] (Annals) comedy · Children of the Chapel (first) (Oxford's Boys) · before the Court T62 The courtier as a type: fashion, affecta typicality 0.84 · 486 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T62: courtier, shrug, face, court, italian, monsieur, scholar, fashion, french, courtiers.
Away Iacke napes, 'tis I will colpheg you by and by, slave I will have my penny worths of thee, therefore if I die, About villain. O Citizens, help to defend me. Nay, they will rather help to hang thee. Good fellow, let us reason this matter quietly, beaten me no more. f this condition I wyll stay, yf thou swere as thou art an honest man ou wylt say nothyng to the Kinge of this when I am gonne. I will say nothing, here is my hand, as I am an honest man. Then say on thy mind: I have taken a wise oath on him, have I not trow ye? o trust such a false knaue vpon his honestie, he is an honest man (quoth you) he may bewray all to the King, o breke his oth for this neuer a whit, but my framon I tell you this one thing▪ you disclose this. I will devise such a way, whilst thou livest thou shalt remember this day. You need not devise for that, for this day is printed in my memory, warrant you, I shall remember this beating till I die: but seeing of courtesy you have granted that we should talk quietly, e thinkes, in calling me knaue, you doo me muche iniurie. Why so? I pray thee heartily? Because I am the kings man, keeps the king any knaves? He should not, but what he doth it is evident by thee: And as far as I can learn or understand, There is none better able to keep knaves in all the land. O sir, I am a Courtier, when Courtiers shall hear tell, How you have used me, they will not take it well. Nay, all right courtiers will ken me thank, and wots ye why? Because I handled a counterfeit Courtier in his kind so finely, What syr: all are not Courtiers that have a counterfeit show, In a trope of honest men, some knaves may stand ye know: Such as by stealth creep in, under the colour of honesty, Which sort under that cloak, do all kind of villainy: A right courtier is virtuous, gentle, and full of urbanity, Hurting no man, good to all, devoid of all villainy: But such as thou act, fountains of squirilitie, & vain delights, Though you hang by the courts, you are but flattering Parasites, As well deserving the right name of courtesy, As the coward Knight, the true praise of chivalry: I could say more, but I will not, for that I am your well willer, In faith Carisophus, you are no Courtier but a caterpillar, A sycophant, a Parasite, a flatterer, and a knave? Whether I will or not, these names you must have: How well you deserve this, by your deeds it is known, For that so unjustly thou hast accused poor Damon, Whose woeful case the Gods help alone.
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Away Iacke napes, tis I wyll colpheg you by and by, slaue I wyll haue my peny worthes of thée, therefore if I die, oute villayne. O Citezens, helpe o defend me. Nay, they wyll rather helpe to hange thée. Good felow, let vs reason this matter quietly, beat me no more. f this condition I wyll stay, yf thou swere as thou art an honest man ou wylt say nothyng to the Kinge of this when I am gonne. I wyll say nothyng, here is my hand, as I am an honest man. Then say on thy minde: I haue taken a wise othe on him, haue I not trow ye? o trust such a false knaue vpon his honestie, he is an honest man (quoth you) he may bewray all to the Kinge, o breke his oth for this neuer a whit, but my framon I tell you this one thing▪ you diclose this▪ I wyll deuyse such a way, at wilst thou liuest thou shalt remember this day. You néede not deuise for that, for this day is printed in my memory, warrant you, I shall remember this beating till I die: ut seeing of courtesie you haue granted that we should talke quietly, e thinkes, in calling me knaue, you doo me muche iniurie. Why so? I pray thée hartely? Because I am the Kinges man, kéepes the kinge any knaues▪ He should not, but what he doth it is euident by thée: And as farre as I can learne or vnderstand, There is none better able to kéepe knaues in all the land. Oh sir, I am a Courtier, when Courtiers shall heare tell, How you haue vsed me, they will not take it well. Nay, all right courtiers will kenne me thanke, and wot ye why? Because I handled a counterfait Courtier in his kinde so finely, What syr: all are not Courtiers that haue a counterfait show, In a trope of honest men, some knaues may stand ye know: Such as by stelth créep in, vnder the colour of honestie, Which sorte vnder that cloke, doo all kind of villanie: A right courtier is vertuous, gentill, and full of vrbanitie, Hurting no man, good to all, deuoid of all villanie: But suche as thou act, fountaines of squirilitie, & vayne delightes, Though you hange by the courtes, you are bt flatring Parasites, As well deseruing the right name of courtesie, As the coward Knight, the true praise of cheualrie: I could say more, but I wyll not, for that I am your well willer, In faith Carisophus, you are no Courtier but a catterpiller, A Sicophant, a Parasite, a flatterer, and a knaue? Whether I wyll or no, these names you must haue: How well you deserne this, by your déedes it is knowne, For that so vniustly thou hast accused poore Damon, Whose wofull case the Gods helpe alone.