Heywood, Thomas · published 1634 · first performed or written 1633 [c.1625-1634] (Annals) comedy · Queen Henrietta Maria's Men · Phoenix/Cockpit T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour typicality 0.77 · 481 words
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I'll not have it questioned. I strive to salve thy honour, and thou seek'st To publish thy disgrace: my study is Where I may pick thee out a noble Husband, To shadow these dishonours, and keep thee From the like scandal. Whom but Parmaes' Prince. Oh name him not thou strumpet. I have done. There's a Prince of noble hopes and fortunes, The Prince of Florence: what if I sent to him About a speedy Marriage? for I fear, Delay may breed strange doubts. Since I have lost the name of Child, I am a servant now and must obey. Stroza. Your ear my Lord, 'tis done. Laid out? To safety as I hope. What, and suspectless? Unless the silent Grove of Trees should blabe, There is no fear of scandal, mantled close, I left the sucking Babe where the next passenger Must find it needs, and so it happened for Some two years after, Passing that way to know where 'twas become, 'Twas gone, and by some courteous hand I hope Removed to gentle fosterage. My excellent friend, For this we'll bosom thee: your counsel Stroza, Our Daughter's grown to years, and we intent To pick her out a Husband, in whose issue Her name may flourish, and her honours live: Most carefully devised. But where my Lords May we provide a match to equal her? Ferrara hath a fair and hopeful Heir. And so hath Mantua. How do you prize the Noble Florentine? In fame no whit inferior. But in state Many degrees excelling: aim no further Sir, if that may be accepted. To Florence then we'll straight dispatch Ambassadors, Stroza, be't your care to manage this high business. Oh to see How Parents love descends: and how soe'er The Children prove ungrateful and unkind, Though they deride, we weep our poor eyes blind. Nay, nay, the case is altered with me since you saw me last: I was never in any hope to purchase any other suit then that I wore yesterday; but now I can say Ecce signum, the case is altered. Now every beggar comes upon me with good Gentleman, good Gentleman: when yesterday Gentlemen would have shunned the way for fear I should have begged of them. Then comes another upon me with good your Worship, good your Worship, then do I double my files, and cast him a single two pence. Sirrah, thou mayst thank the Prince for this. Tnou sayst true; for he hath changed our wooden Dishes to Si for Coblets: goodly large Arras that never yet deserved hanging, he hath caused to be hanged round about the Chamber: My Lady and Mistress, now my Lady and Mistress lies over head and cares in down and Feathers: well, if they be ruied by me, I would have them to keep their beds. Why wouldst thou have them lie a bed all day?
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I'le not haue it question'd. I striue to salue thy honour, and thou seek'st To publish thy disgrace: my study is Where I may picke thee out a noble Husband, To shadow these dishonours, and keepe thee From the like scandall. Whom but Parmaes Prince. Oh name him not thou strumpet. I haue done. There's a Prince of noble hopes and fortunes, The Prince of Florence: what if I sent to him About a speedy Marriage? for I feare, Delay may breed strange doubts. Since I haue lost the name of Child, I am a seruant now and must obey. Stroza. Your eare my Lord, 'tis done. Laid out? To safety as I hope. What, and suspectlesse? Vnlesse the silent Groue of Trees should blabe, There is no feare of scandall, mantled close, I left the sucking Babe where the next passenger Must finde it needes, and so it hapned for Some two yeares after, Passing that way to know where 'twas become, 'Twas gone, and by some courteous hand I hope Remou'd to gentle fosterage. My excellent friend, For this wee'le bosome thee: your counsel Stroza, Our Daughter's growne to yeares, and we intend To picke her out a Husband, in whose issue Her name may flourish, and her honours liue: Most carefully deuis'd. But where my Lords May we prouide a match to equall her? Ferrara hath a faire and hopefull Heire. And so hath Mantua. How do you prize the Noble Florentine? In fame no whit inferiour. But in state Many degrees excelling: aime no further Sir, if that may be accepted. To Florence then wee'le streight dispatch Embassadours, Stroza, bee't your care to mannage this high businesse. Oh to see How Parents loue descends: and how soe're The Children proue vngratefull and vnkinde, Though they deride, we weepe our poore eyes blinde. Nay, nay, the case is alter'd with mee since you saw me last: I was neuer in any hope to purchase any other suite then that I wore yesterday; but now I can say Ecce signum, the case is alter'd. Now euery begger comes vpon me with good Gentleman, good Gentleman: when yesterday Gentlemen would haue shun'd the way for feare I should haue begg'd of them. Then comes another vpon mee with good your Worship, good your Worship, then doe I double my fyles, and cast him a two pence. Sirrah, thou may st thanke the Prince for this. Tnou say'st true; for he hath chang'd our woodden Dishes to Si uer Coblets: goodly large Arras that neuer yet deseru'd hanging, he hath caus'd to be hang'd round about the Chamber: My Lady and Mistresse, now my Lady and Mistresse lyes ouer head and cares in Downe and Feathers: well, if they be rui'd by me, I would haue them to keepe their beds. Why wouldst thou haue them lye a bed all day?