Gascoigne, George / Ariosto, Ludovico · published 1573 · first performed or written 1566 (Annals) comedy unassigned nearest T6 Money, debt and credit · 477 words
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Away with it, & you sirrah, lay down these stones, come in at door every one of you, bear with him for his age, I pass not of his evil words. ALas, who shall relieve my miserable estate? to whom shall I complain, since he whom I brought up of a child, yea and cherished him as if he had been mine own, doth now utterly deny to know me? and you whom I took for an honest man, and he that should have brought me to the sight of my son, are compact with this false wretch, and would face me down that he is Erostrato. Alas, you might have some compassion of mine age, to the misery I am now in, and that I am a stranger desolate of all comfort in this country, or at the least, you should have feared the vengeance of God the supreme judge (which knoweth the secrets of all hearts) in bearing this false witness with him, whom heaven and earth do know to be Dulipo and not Erostrato. If there be many such witness in this country, men may go about to prove what they will in controversies here. Well sir, you may judge of me as it pleaseth you, and how the matter cometh to pass I know not, but truly, ever since he came first hither, I have known him by the name of Erostrato the son of Philogano a Cathanese, now whether he be so in deed, or whether he be Dulipo, (as you allege) let that be proved by them that knew him before he came hither. But I protest before god, that which I have said, is neither a matter compact with him, nor any other, but even as I have heard him called & reputed of all men. Out and alas, he whom I sent hither with my son to be his servant, and to give attendance on him, hath either cut his throat, or by some evil means made him away, and hath not only taken his garments, his books, his money, and that which he brought out of Sicilia with him, but usurpeth his name also, and turneth to his own commodity the bills of exchange that I have always allowed for my sons expenses, Oh miserable Philogano, oh unhappy old man: oh eternal god, is there no judge? no officer? no higher powers whom I may complain unto for redress of these wrongs? Yes sir, we have potestates, we have judges, and above all, we have a most just prince, doubt you not, but you shall have justice if your cause be just. Bring me then to the judges, to the potestates, or to whom you think best: for I will disclose a part of the greatest knavery, a farthel of the foulest falsehood that ever was heard of.
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Away with it, & you sirra, lay downe these stones, come in at dore euerye one of you, beare with him for his age, I passe not of his euill words. ALas, who shall reliue my miserable estate? to whome shall I complaine, since he whome I broughte vp of a childe, yea and cherished him as if he had bene mine owne, doth nowe vtterly denie to knowe me? and you whome I toke for an honest man, and he that should haue broughte me to the sighte of my sonne, are compacte with this false wretch, and woulde face me downe that he is Erostrato. Alas, you might haue some compassion of mine age, to the miserie I am now in, and that I am a stranger desolate of all comforte in this countrey, or at the least, you shoulde haue feared the vengeaunce of God the supreme iudge (whiche knoweth the secrets of all harts) in bearing this false witnesse with him, whome heauen and arth do know to be Dulippo and not Erostrato. If there be many such witnesse in this countrey, mē may go aboute to proue what they will in controuersies here. Well sir, you maye iudge of me as it pleaseth you, and howe the matter commeth to passe I knowe not, but truly, euer since he came firste hither, I haue knowen him by the name of Erostrato y• sonne of Philogano a Cathanese, now whether he be so in dede, or whether he be Dulipo, (as you aleadge) let that be proued by them that knew him before he came hether. But I protest before god, that which I haue said, is neither a matter compact with him, nor anye other, but euē as I haue hard him called & reputed of al mē. Out and alas, he whom I sent hither with my sonne to be his seruaunt, and to giue attendance on him, hath eyther cut his thrate, or by some euill meanes made hym away, and hath not onely taken his garmentes, his bookes, his money, and that which he broughte oute of Sicilia wyth him, but vsurpeth his name also, and turneth to his owne commoditie the bills of exchaunge that I haue alwayes allowed for my sonnes expences, Oh miserable Philogano, oh vnhappie olde man: oh eternall god, is there no iudge? no officer? no higher powers whom I maye complaine vnto for redresse of these wrongs? Yes sir, we haue potestates, we haue Iudges, and aboue al, we haue a most iuste prince, doubt you not, but you shall haue iustice if your cause be iust. Bring me then to the Iudges, to the potestates, or to whome you thinke best: for I will disclose a pat of the greatest knauerie, a fardell of the fowlest falsehode that euer was heard of.