Edwards, Richard · published 1571 · first performed or written 1564 [1564-1568] (Annals) comedy · Children of the Chapel (first) (Oxford's Boys) · before the Court unassigned nearest T1 Death, grief and revenge · 502 words
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By mine own experience, I prove true that many men tell, To live in Court not beloved, better be in Hell: What crying out? what cursing is there within of Carisophus, Because he accused Damon to King Dionysius: Even now, he came whining & crying into the Court for the nonce▪ shewing that one Onaphets had broke his knaves sconce: Which strange name when they heard, every man laughed heartily, And I by myself scanned his name secretly, For well I knew it was some madheded child That invented this name, that the logheaded knave might be beguiled: In tossing it often with myself to and fro, I found out that Onaphets, backward spelled Stephano: I smiled in my sleeve, how to see by turning his name, he dressed him, And how for Damon his Master's sake, with a wooden congel he blessed him None pitied the knave, no man nor woman, but all laughed him to scorn To be thus hated of all better unborn: far better Aristippus hath provided I trow, For in all the Court, I am beloved both of high and low: I offend none, in so much that women sing this to my great praise, Omnis Aristippum docuit colore, & locus & res. But in all this joylity, one thing maseth me, The strangest thing that ever was hard or known Is now happened in this Court by that Damon: Whom Carisophus accused, Damon is now at liberty, For whose return Pythias his friend lieth in prison, alas in great jeopardy To morrow is the day, which day by noon if Damon return not, earnestly The king hath sworn that Pythias should die, Whereof Pythias hath intelligence very secretly, Wishing that Damon may not return, till he have paid His life for his friend: hath it been hear to fore ever said, That any man for his friend would die so willingly? O noble friendship, O perfect amity, Thy force is hear seen, and that very perfectly: The king himself museth here at, yet is he far out of square, That he trusteth none, to come near him not his own daughters wit he have vnsercht to enter his chamber, which he hath made harbars his beard to shave: Not with Knife or Safour, for all edge tools he fears, But with hot burning Nutshales, they singe of his hears. Was there ever man that lived in such misery? Well, I will go in with a heavy and pensive heart too, To think how Pythias this poor gentleman to morrow shall die Will, by my honesty, I will mar your monk's face if you so fond prate Iacke, by my troth, seeing you are without the Court gate, f you play Iacke napes, in mocking my master, and dispising my face, even here with a Pantacle, I will you disgrace: And though you have a far better face than I, Yet, who is better man of us two, these sistes shall try, Unless you leave your taunting.
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¶ By mine owne experience, I proue true that many men tell, To liue in Courte not beloued, better be in Hell: What criyng out? what cursyng is there within of Carisophus, Because he accused Damon to Kinge Dionisius: Euen now, he came whining & criyng into the Courte for the nonce▪ Shewinge that one Onaphets had broke his knaues scnce: Which straunge name when they heard, euery man laught hartely, And I by my selfe scand his name secretly, For well I knewe it was some madheded chylde That inuented this name, that the logheaded knaue might be begilde: In tossing it often with my selfe to and fro, I found out that Onaphets, backward spelled Stephano: I smiled in my sleue, how to sée by tournyng his name, he drest him, And how for Damō his Masters sake, wt a wodden congell he blest hi None pittied ye knaue, no man nor woman, but all laught him to scorn To be thus hated of all better vnborne: Farre better Aristippus hath prouided I trowe, For in all the Courte, I am beloued both of hie and lowe: I offende none, in so muche that wemen singe this to my great prayse▪ Omnis Aristippum docuit colore, & locus & res. But in all this ioylitie, one thinge maseth me, The strangest thinge that euer was harde or knowne Is now happened in this Court by that Damon: Whom Carisophus accused, Damon is now at libertie, For whos return Pithias his friēd lieth in prisō, alas in great ieopard To morow is ye day, which day by noone if Damon return not, ernestly The kinge hath sworne that Pithias should die, Wherof Pithias hath intelligence very secretly, Wishing that Damon may not returne, tyll he haue payde His lyfe for his friend: hath it ben heare to fore euer sayde, That any man for his friend would die so wyllyngly? O noble friendship, O perfect amitie, Thy force is heare séene, and that very perfectlie: The kinge him selfe museth here at, yet is he farre out of square, That he trusteth none, to come nere him not his owne doughters wit he haue nsercht to enter his chamber, which he hath made harbars his beard to shaue: Not with Knife or afour, for all edge tooles he feares, But with hote burning Nutshales, they senge of his heares. Was there euer man that liued in such miserye? Well, I wyll go in with a heauye and ensue hart too, To think how Pithias this poore gentleman to morow shal die ¶Wyll, by my honesty, I wyll marre your monckes face if you so fondly prate ¶ Iacke, by my troth, séeing you are without the Courte gae, f you play Iacke napes, in mocking my master, and dispising my face, uen here with a Pantacle, I wyll you disgrace: nd though you haue a farre better ace then I, et, who is better man of vs two, these sistes shall trie, nlesse you leaue your taunting.