Massinger, Philip · published 1636 · first performed or written 1627 [licensed for stage, Jul 5] (Annals) comedy · Queen Henrietta Maria's Men · Phoenix/Cockpit T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour typicality 0.76 · 503 words
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YOu bring your welcome with you. Sir, I find it In every circumstance. Again most welcome. Yet give me leave to wish (and pray you excuse me) For I must use the freedom I was borne with) The great Duke's pleasure had commanded you To my poor house upon some other service, Not this you are designed to; but his will Must be obeyed, howe'er it ravish from me The happy conversation of one As dear to me as the old Romans held Their household Lars, whom they believed had power To bless and guard their Families. 'Tis received so: On my part Signior; nor can the Duke But promise to himself as much as may Be hoped for from a Nephew. And 'twere weakness In any man to doubt, that Giovanni Trained up by your experience and care In all those Arts peculiar, and proper To future Greatness, of necessity Must in his actions being grown a man Make good the Princely education Which He derived from you. I have discharged, To the utmost of my power, the trust the Duke Committed to me, and with joy perceive The seed of my endeavours was not sown Upon the barren sands, but fruitful glebe, Which yields a large increase; my noble Charge, By his sharp wit, and pregnant apprehension Instructing those that teach him; making use Not in a vulgar and pedantic form Of what's read to him, but 'tis straight digested And truly made his own. His grave discourse, In one no more indebted unto years, Amazes such as hear him; horsemanship And skill to use his weapon are by practice Familiar to him; as for Knowledge in Music, He needs it not, it being borne with him, All that He speaks being with such grace delivered That it makes perfect harmony. You describe A wonder to me. Sir, he is no less, And that there may be nothing wanting that May render him complete, the sweetness of His disposition so wins on all Appointed to attend him, that they are Rivals ev'n in the coursest office, who Shall get precedency to do him service. Which they esteem a greater happiness Than if they had been fashioned, and built up To hold command o'er others. And what place Does he now bless with his presence? He is now Running at the ring, at which he's excellent. He does allot for every exercise A several hour, for Sloth the Nurse of vices And rust of action, is a stranger to him. But I fear I am tedious, let us pass If you please to some other subject, though I cannot Deliver him as he deserves. You have given him A noble character. And how I pray you (For we that never look beyond our villas Must be inquisitive) are State affairs Carried in Court? There's little alteration. Some rise, and others fall; as it stands with The pleasure of the Duke, their great disposer. Does Lodovica Sanazarro hold Weight, and grace with him?
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YOu bring your welcome with you. Sir, I finde it In every circumstance. Againe most welcome. Yet give me leave to wish (and pray you excuse mee) For I must use the freedome I was borne with) The great Dukes pleasure had commanded you To my poore house upon some other service, Not this you are designde to; but his will Must be obeyde, how ere it ravish from me The happy conversation of one As deere to me as the old Romans held Their houshold Lars, whom they beleev'd had power To blesse and guard their Families. 'Tis receiv'd so: On my part Signior; nor can the Duke But promise to himselfe as much as may Be hop'd for from a Nephew. And t'were weaknesse In any man to doubt, that Giovanni Train'd up by your experience and care In all those Arts peculiar, and proper To future Greatnesse, of necessity Must in his actions being growne a man Make good the Princely education Which Hee deriv'd from you. I have discharg'd, To the utmost of my power, the trust the Duke Committed to me, and with joy perceive The seed of my endeavours was not sowen Upon the barren sands, but fruitfull glebe, Which yeelds a large encrease; my noble Charge, By his sharp wit, and pregnant apprehension Instructing those that teach him; making use Not in a vulgar and pedantique forme Of what's read to him, but 'tis streight digested And truly made his owne. His grave discourse, In one no more indebted unto yeares, Amazes such as heare him; horsmanship And skill to use his weapon are by practise Familiar to him; as for Knowledge in Musique, He needs it not, it being borne with him, All that He speaks being with such grace deliver'd That it makes perfit harmony. You describe A wonder to me. Sir, he is no lesse, And that there may be nothing wanting that May render him compleat, the sweetnesse of His disposition so winnes on all Appointed to attend him, that they are Rivalls ev'n in the coursest office, who Shall get praecedencie to doe him service. Which they esteeme a greater happinesse Then if they had beene fashion'd, and built up To hold command o're others. And what place Does he now blesse with his presence? He is now Running at the ring, at which he's excellent. He does alott for every exercise A severall houre, for Sloath the Nurse of vices And rust of action, is a stranger to him. But I feare I am tedious, let us passe If you please to some other subject, though I cannot Deliver him as he deserves. You have giv'n him A noble character. And how I pray you (For we that never looke beyond our villa's Must be inquisitive) are State affaires Carried in Court? There's little alteration. Some rise, and others fall; as it stands with The pleasure of the Duke, their great disposer. Does Lodovica Sanazarro hold Waight, and grace with him?