Gascoigne, George / Ariosto, Ludovico · published 1573 · first performed or written 1566 (Annals) comedy unassigned nearest T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour · 512 words
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I think, of as little as may be: but best of all for our purpose, and good adventure it was, that I met with such an one. Now hearken I pray thee. Make an end I pray thee. He, as I say, when he heard these words, would have turned the bridle, & I feigning a countenance as though I were somewhat pensive & careful for him, passed a while, and after with a great sigh said to him: gentleman, for the courtesy that (as I said) I have found in your country, and because your affairs shall be the better dispatched, I will find the means to lodge you in my house, and you shall say to every man, that you are a Sicilian of Cathanea, your name Philogono, father to me that am in deed of that country and city, called here Erostrato: and I (to pleasure you) will (during your abode here) do you reverence as you were my father. Out upon me, what a gross headed fool am I? now I perceive whereto this tale tendeth. Well, and how like you of it? Indifferently, but one thing I doubt. What is that? Marie, that when he hath been here two or three days, he shall hear of every man that there is no such thing between the Duke and the Town of Sienna. As for that let me alone, I do entertain and will entertain him so well, that within these two or three days I will disclose unto him all the whole matter, and doubt not but to bring him in for performance of as much as I have promised to Damon: for what hurt can it be to him, when he shall bind a strange name and not his own? What, think you he will be entreated to stand hound for a dower of two thousand Ducats by the year? Yea why not, if it were ten thousand, as long as he is not in deed the man that is bound? Well, if it be so, what shall we be the nearer to our purpose. Why, when we have done as much as we can, how can we do any more? And where have you left him? At the Inn, because of his horses, he and his men shall lie in my house. Why brought you him not with you? I thought better to use your advise first. Well, go take him home, make him all the cheer you can, spare for no cost, I will allow it. Content, look where he cometh. Is this he? go meet him, by my truth he looks even like a good soul, he that fisheth for him, might be sure to catch a cod's head: I will rest here a while to decipher him. HE that travaileth in this world passeth by many perils. You say true sir, if the boat had been a little more laden this morning at the ferry, we had been all drowned, for I think, there are none of us that could have swam.
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I thinke, of as litle as maye be: but beste of all for our purpose, and good aduenture it was, that I mette with suche an one. Now harken I pray thée. Make an ende I pray thée. He, as I say, when he hard these words, would haue turned the bridle, & I saying a countenance as thoughe I were somewhat pensiue & carefull for him, passed a while, and after with a great sighe saide to him: gentleman, for the curtesie that (as I said) I haue founde in your countrey, and because youre affaires shall be the better dispatched, I will finde the meanes to lodge you in my house, and you shall saye to euerye man, that you are a Sicilan of Cathanea, your name Philogono, father to me that am in dede of that countrey and citie, called here Erostrato: and I (to pleasure you) will (during youre abode here) doe you reuerence as you were my father. Out vpon me, what a grosse hedded foole am I? now I perceiue whereto this tale tendeth. Well, and how like you of it? Indifferently, but one thing I doubt. What is that? Marie, that when he hathe bene here two or thrée dayes, he shal heare of euery man that there is no such thing betwene the Duke and the Towne of Sciene. As for that let me alone, I doe entertaine and will entertaine him so wel, that within these two or thrée dayes I will disclose vnto him all the whole matter, and doubte not but to bring him in for performance of as muche as I haue promised to Damon: for what hurte can it be to him, when he shall binde a strange name and not his owne? What, thinke you he will be entreated to stande hounde for a dower of two thousand Ducates by the yeare? Yea why not, if it were ten thousande, as long as he is not in déede the man that is bounde? Well, if it be so, what shall we be the nerer to oure purpose. Why, when we haue done as muche as we can, how can we doe any more? And where haue you left him? At the Inne, bicause of his horses, he and his men shall lye in my house. Why brought you him not with you? I thought better to vse your aduise first. Well, goe take him home, make him all the chéere you can, spare for no cost, I will alowe it. Content, loke where he commeth. Is this he? goe méete him, by my trouthe he lokes euen lyke a god soule, he that fisheth for hym, myghte be sure to catche a cods heade: I will rest here a while to discipher him. HE that trauaileth in this worlde passeth by manye perilles. You saye true sir, if the boate had bene a litle more laden this morning at the ferrie, wée had bene all drowned, for I thinke, there are none of vs that could haue swomme.