Gascoigne, George / Ariosto, Ludovico · published 1573 · first performed or written 1566 (Annals) comedy unassigned nearest T30 Constables, justices and the watch · 573 words
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SIr, we have done as you bad us, and here is the key. Well, go then Nevola and seek master Casteling the jailer, he dwelleth by S. Antony's gate, desire him to lend me a pair of the fetters he useth for his prisoners, and come again quickly. Well sir. Hear you, if he ask what I would do with them, say you can not tell, and tell neither him nor any other, what is become of Dulipo. I warrant you sir. Fie upon the Devil, it is a thing almost unpossible for a man now a days to handle money but the metal will stick on his fingers: I marveled always at this fellow of mine Dulipo, that of the wages he received, he could maintain himself so bravely appareled, but now I perceive the cause, he had the disbursing and receipt of all my master's affairs, the keys of the granary, Dulipo here, Dulipo there, in favour with my master, in favour with his daughter, what would you more, he was Magister fac totum, he was as fine as the crusado, and we silly wretches as course as canvas: well, behold what it is come to in the end, he had been better to have done less. Thou sayst true Nevola, he hath done to much in deed. From whence comest thou in the devils name? Out of the same house thou camest from, but not out of the same door. We had thought thou hadst been gone long since. When I arose from the table, I felt a rumbling in my belly, which made me run to the stable, and there I fell on sleep upon the straw, and have line there ever since: And thou, whether goest thou? My Master hath sent me on an errand in great haste. Whether I pray thee? Nay I may not tell, Farewell. As though I need any further instructions: O God what news I heard even now, as I lay in the stable: O good Erostrato and poor Cleander, that have so earnestly striven for this damsel, happy is he that can get her I promise you, he shall be sure of more than one at a clap that catcheth her, either Adam or Eue within her belly: oh God how men may be deceived in a woman: who would have believed the contrary but that she had been a virgin? ask the neighbours and you shall hear very good report of her, mark her behaviours & you would have judged her very maidenly, seldom seen abroad but in place of prayer, and there very devout, and no gazer at outward sights, no blazer of her beauty above in the windows, no stall at the door for the bypassers: you would have thought her a holy young woman. But much good do it you Domine Doctor, he shall be sure to lack no corn in a dear year, whatsoever he have with her else: I beshrew me if I let the marriage any way. But is not this the old scabbed quean that I heard disclosing all this gear to her master, as I stood in the stable ere now? it is she. Whither goeth Psiteria? TO a Gossip of mine hereby. What? to tattle of the goodly stir that thou keptst concerning Polynesta. No, no: but how knew you of that gear? You told me. I? when did I tell you?
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SIr, we haue done as you badde vs, and here is the key. Well, go then Neuola and séeke master Casteling the iayler, he dwelleth by S. Antonies gate, desire him to lend me a paire of the fetters he vseth for his prisoners, and come againe quickly. Well sir. Heare you, if he aske what I would do with them, say you cā not tell, and tell neither him nor any other, what is become of Dulippo. I warante you sir. Fye vpon the Deuill, it is a thing almost vnpossible for a man nowe a daies to handle money but the metall will sticke on his fingers: I maruelled alway at this fellowe of mine Dulippo, that of the wages he receiued, he could mainteine himselfe so brauely apparelled, but now I perceiue the cause, he had the disbursing and receite of al my masters affaires, the keys of the granair, Dulippo here, Dulippo there, in fauoure with my master, in fauoure with his daughter, what woulde you more, he was Magister fac totum, he was as fine as the Crusadoe, and we silly wretches as course as canuas: well, behold what it is come to in the end, he had bin better to haue done lesse. Thou saist true Neuola, he hath done to much in déed. From whence commest thou in the deuils name? Out of the same house thou camest from, but not out of the same dore. We had thought thou hadst bene gone long since. When I arose from the table, I felte a rumbling in my belly, whiche made me runne to the stable, and there I fell on sléepe vppon the strawe, and haue line there euer since: And thou, whether goest thou? My Master hath sent me on an errand in great hast. Whether I pray thee? Nay I may not tell, Farewell. As though I néede any further instructions: O God what newes I hard euen now, as I lay in the stable: O good Erostrato and pore Cleander, that haue so earnestly strouen for this damsell, happie is he that can get hir I promise you, he shal be sure of mo than one at a clap that catcheth hir, eyther Adam or Eue within hir bellie: oh God how men may be deceiued in a woman: who wold haue beléeued the contrary but that she had bin a virgin? aske the neighbours and you shal heare very good report of hir, marke hir behauiors & you would haue iudged hir very maydenly, seldome seene abroade but in place of prayer, and there very deuout, and no gaser at outwarde sightes, no blaser of hir beautie aboue in the windowes, no stal at the doore for the bypassers: you would haue thought hir a holy yong woman. But muche good doe it you Domine Doctor, he shall be sure to lacke no corne in a deare yere, whatsoeuer he haue with hir else: I beshrewe me if I let the mariage any way. But is not this the olde scabbed queane that I heard disclosing al this géere to hir master, as I stoode in the stable ere nowe? it is she. Whither goeth Psiteria? TO a Gossip of mine héereby. What? to tattle of the goodly stirre that thou keptst concerning Polynesta. No, no: but how knew you of that géere? You tolde me. I? when did I tell you?