Gascoigne, George / Ariosto, Ludovico · published 1573 · first performed or written 1566 (Annals) comedy unassigned nearest T41 Household service: masters, doors and po · 588 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T41: master, house, door, iohn, old, mistress, basket, lord, gentleman, ick.
even now when you told it to Damon, I both saw you and heard you, though you saw not me: a good part I promise you, to accuse the poor wench, kill the old man with care, over and beside the danger you have brought Dulipo and the Nurse unto, and many more, fie, fie. In deed I was to blame, but not so much as you think. And how not so much did I not hear you tell? Yes, But I will tell you how it came to pass: I have known for a great while, that this Dulipo and Polynesta have been together, and all by the means of the nurse, yet I held my peace, and never told it. Now this other day the Nurse fell on scolding with me, and twice or thrice called me drunken old whore, and such names that it was too bad: and I called her bawd, and told her that I knew well enough how often she had brought Dulipo to Polynesta's bed: yet all this while I thought not that anybody had heard me, but it befell clean contrary, for my master was on the other side of the wall, and heard all our talk, whereupon he sent for me, and forced me to confess all that you heard. And why wouldest thou tell him? I would not for. etc. Well, if I had thought my master would have taken it so, he should rather have killed me? Why? how could he take it? Alas, it pitieth me to see the poor young woman how she weeps, wails, and tears her hear, not esteeming her own life half so dear as she doth poor Dulipo's: and her father, he weeps on the other side, that it would pierce an heart of stone with pity: but I must be gone. Go that the gonne powder consume the old trot. WHat shall I do? Alas what remedy shall I find for my rueful estate? what escape, or what excuse may I now devise to shift over our subtle supposes? for though to this day I have usurped the name of my master, and that without check or control of any man, now shall I be openly deciphered, and that in the sight of every man: now shall it openly be known, whether I be Erostrato the gentleman, or Dulipo the servant: we have hitherto played our parts in abusing others, but now cometh the man that will not be abused, the right Philogono the right father of the right Erostrato, going to seek Pasiphilo, and hearing that he was at the water gate, behold I espied my servant Litio, and by and by my old master Philogano setting forth his first step on land, I to fuge and away hither as fast as I could to bring word to the right Erostrato, of his right father Philogano, that to so sudden a mishap some subtle shift might be upon the sudden devised. But what can be imagined to serve the turn, although we had a months respite to beat our brains about it, since we are commonly known, at the least supposed in this town, he for Dulipo, a slave & servant to Damon, & I for Erostrato a gentleman & a student? But behold, run Crapine to yonder old woman before she get within the doors, & desire her to call out Dulipo: but hear you? if she ask who would speak with him, say thyself and none other.
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Euen now when you tolde it to Damon, I both saw you and heard you, though you saw not me: a good parte I promise you, to accuse the poore wenche, kill the olde man with care, ouer and besides the daunger you haue brought Dulipo and the Nursse vnto, and many moe, fie, fie. In déed I was to blame, but not so much as you think. And how not so muche did I not heare you tell? Yes, But I will tell you how it came to passe: I haue knowen for a great while, that this Dulipo and Polynesta haue béene togither, and all by the meanes of the nurse, yet I held my peace, and neuer tolde it. Now this other day the Nursse fell on scolding with me, and twyce or thryce called me drunken olde whore, and suche names that it was to badde: and I called hir aude, and tolde hir that I knew well enoughe howe often she had brought Dulipo to Polynestas bed: yet all this while I thought not that anye body had heard me, but it befell cleane contrarye, for my maister was on the other side of the wall, and heard all our talke, wherevpon he sent for me, and forced me to confesse all that you heard. And why wouldest thou tell him? I woulde not for. &c. Well, if I had thought my maister would haue taken it so, he should rather haue killed me? Why? how could he take it? Alas, it pitieth me to sée the poore yong woman how she wéepes, wailes, and teares hir heare, not esteming hir owne life halfe so deare as she doth poore Dulipoes: and hir father, he wéepes on the other side, that it woulde pearce an hart of stone with pitie: but I must be gone. Go that the gonne pouder consume the olde trotte. WHat shall I doe? Alas what remedie shall I finde for my ruefull estate? what escape, or what excuse maye I now deuise to shifte ouer our subtile supposes? for though to this day I haue vsurped the name of my maister, and that without chece or controll of any man, now shal I be openly discyphred, and that in the sight of euery man: now shal it openly be knowen, whether I be Erostrato the gentleman, or Dulipo the seruaunt: we haue hitherto played our partes in abusing others, but nowe commeth the man that wil not be abused, the right Philogono the right father of the right Erostrato, going to seke Pasiphilo, and hearing that he was at the water gate, beholde I espied my seruaunt Litio, and by and by my olde maister Philogano setting forth his first step on land, I to fuge and away hither as fast as I could to bring word to the right Erostrato, of his right father Philogano, that to so sodaine a mishap some subtile shift might be vpō the sodaine deuised. But what can be imagined to serue the turne, although we had a monethes respite to beate oure braines about it, since we are commōly knowē, at the least supposed in this towne, he for Dulipo, a slaue & seruant to Damon, & I for Erostrato a gentleman & a student? But beholde, runne Crapine to yonder olde woman before she get within the doores, & desire hir to call out Dulipo: but heare you? if she aske who would speake with him, saye thy selfe and none other.