Shirley, James · published 1637 · first performed or written 1634 [licensed for stage, Jun 24] (Annals) comedy · Queen Henrietta Maria's Men · Phoenix/Cockpit unassigned nearest T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim · 481 words
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Who I be ingenious? alas you are deceived. Be free, this groom conspires. Do I look like one that would be ingenious? What noise is tha? more plots, let me enter, They are saucy with my doors, 'tis well they are All heart of Oak, and sound to endure the Knocking. I hear my Lady's footman call the Porter. I'll keep no Gate that will be knocked of'is fashion I think it were a special policy To have a kind of a wheel; or turning Engine Advanced before my door, and admit none Without a Ticket. My Lady is come sir, Is she alone? The Gentleman that compliments with my Lady, And is here half an hour before my Lord still— Master Confident? The same, he mans her Ladyship, and she is coming this way through the Gallery. Was ever such an impudence? she won't carry Him to her Chamber? new Plots, obscure me hangings. I shall report how much his Lordship owes For this most noble favour, He deserves, By many bounties ever to command me, And I must thank your pains, but in my Chamber, We may discourse more freely. You much honour me. Bounty, and Lordships, and discourse in Chambers? This fellow is a rascal, new new Plots, If your worship mean to lie with her Ladyship— By no means. How happy am I, that we keep several quarters, Some husband would torment himself with watching, screw his Nose in at a Keyhole, or in some cranny Wedge his long ear, let'em alone, it makes, It makes, and my lascivious Gamester find his plots discovered, All his wit, gleaned from Italian Sonnets? and loose rhymes; His bouncing, and his braves shall not disguise His heart from me, I see't, I see't already, And laugh that I am alone, and have my humour. Oh, 'tis my Niece, away and dress my Pillow. Good morrow sir. Morrow? 'tis now my bed time. You were pleased to send for me. I did dear Niece. Before I go to sleep, I must commend Advices to thee, 'tis part of my devotion, In brief, because the Day comes fast upon me, Have a great care you be not seen too public, Your Chamber's spacious enough to walk in, there's danger in society, and the World Is full of plots, What plots? I know not, but Be solitary as I am, and be safe. Your husband's debts have made him quit his Country, He was an unthrift, nay I spare him not Although he were my kinsman, 'twas ill done, Whose plot soe'er it were, to lose your Jointure, Times are necessitous, but while he drills His men abroad, take heed you meet not hotter Service at home, there be fine Lords i'th' World, And Gentlemen that run, and carry messages, And Pages, that bring Jewels, and can whisper The bawdy poesies, and so-forth.
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Who I be ingenious? alas you are deceived. Be free, this grome conspires. Doe I looke like one that would be ingenjous? What noyse is tha? more plotts, let me enter, They are sawcie with my dores, tis well they are All hart of Oake, and sound to endure the Knocking. I heare my Ladies foot-man call the Porter. I'le keepe no Gate that will be knockt o'this fashon I thinke it were a speciall pollicy To have a kinde of a wheele; or turning Engine Advanc'd before my dore, and admit none Without a Ticket. My Lady is come sir, Is shee alone? The Gentleman that complements with my Lady, And is here halfe an howre before my Lord still— Master Confident? The same, he manns her Ladiship, and she is comming this way through the Gallery. Was ever such an impudence? she wonot carry Him to her Chamber? new Plotts, obscure me hangings. I shall report how much his Lordship owes For this most noble favour, Hee deserues, By many bounties ever to command me, And I must thanke your paines, but in my Chamber, We may discourse more freely. You much honour me. Bountie, and Lordships, and discourse in Chambers? This fellow is a rascall, new new Plotts, If your worship meane to lie with her Ladiship— By noe meanes. How happie am I, that we keepe severall quarters, Some husband would torment himselfe with watching, Skrue his Nose in at a Key-hole, or in some crannie Wedge his long eare, let'em alone, it makes, It makes, and my lascivious Gamster finde his plotts discovered, All his wit, gleand from Italian Sonetts? and loose times; His bouncing, aud his braves shall not disguise His hart from me, I see't, I see't allready, And laugh that I am alone, and have my humor. Oh, tis my Neece, away and dresse my Pillow. Good morrow sir. Morrow? 'tis now my bedd time. You were pleasd. To send for me. I did deare Neece. Before I goe to sleepe, I must commend Advices to thee, 'tis part of my devotion, In breife, because the Day comes fast upon me, Have a great care you be not seene too publicke, Your Chamber's spacious enough to walke in, Ther's danger in society, and the World Is full of plotts, What plotts? I know not, but Be solitarie as I am, and be safe. Your husbands debt's have made him quit his Countrie, He was an unthrift, nay I spare him not Although he were my kins-man, 'twas ill done, Whose plott so ere it were, to loose your Joynture, Times are necessitous, but while he drills His men abroad, take heed you meete not hotter Service at home, there be fine Lords ith World, And Gentlemen that runne, and carry messages, And Pages, that bring Jewells, and can whisper The baudy poesies, and soe-forth.