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 T41 Household service: masters, doors and po · 496 words
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If please you, sir, there is a dumb Ambassador desires to Speak with you. A dumb Ambassador? When does he look for audience? of what nation? Where in the Map is Dumbland? I should much Affect that Country, let him have access. I understand you are a dumb Ambassador; Your business pray with me: you are no Lawyer, Nor no divine I take it, are there no women Non Magpies in your Country? This fellow must have a rare understanding, For nature recompenseth the defects Of one part, with redundance in another: Blind men have excellent memories, and the tongue Thus indisposed, there's treasure in the intellect: Yet there may be a plot, he's sent to observe me, A state spy, but I'll cozen his intelligence, And be as dumb as he. What are you, sir? I am his interpreter. Oh then first answer me, how came he dumb? With melancholy, sir, he has a strange Humour to cross the method of the World. As how, sir? pray be plain. Why; sir, to make The night his time for study, talk, or business, And never go to bed but in the morning. But keep this to yourself, for 'tis a secret. Study? what did he study pray o'th' nights? Why plots, nothing but plots: he did suspect All mankind, nay their shadows in the hangings, If they but laid their heads together, were Dangerous, and talked treason, such a fool, A serious fool was never before extant. How does my Solitary Uncle? Ha cousin, forbear, we are engaged upon Affairs of weight, that's an Ambassador. What language does he speak? None, none; but this is his interpreter. Interpreter, and yet he speaks no language. he'll overhear you, 'tis a dumb Ambassador. I pray be gone, you are a woman, go. And can you get no other company Then dumb and mad-folks? Who is mad? That Gentleman. Be you but master of some sense a while, I'll make't appear he has none. Come forward, sir, Do you observe his motion? I entreat He should come forward, and he plays the crab. Stand still, sir, I beseech you. With your pardon I must be in action, it does stir my blood, Which would congeal through cold else in my veins. If it be beneficial to your body Practise this motion still. 'Tis very strange; He now appears a statue: Are they not both mad? do you think Jacintha They have no plot in this, how came they thus distracted? This grew mad with catching cold a-bed, and lying from his wife. Cold causes are very dangerous. You are something guilty on't. What if my husband be asleep? we'll wake him. Good Madam be not troublesome, do not you know who I am? I charge you to resist us, come your ways, where; where be these traitors? let me see, where is sir Solitary? I thought he would ha' shown more wit than to conceal traitors in his house.
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If please you, sir, there is a dumbe Embassador desires to Speake with you. A dumbe Embassador? When does he looke for audience? of what nation? Where in the Map is dumbe-land? I should much Affect that Countrie, let him have accesse. I understand you are a dumbe Embassador; Your businesse pray with me: you are no Lawyer, Nor no divine I take it, are there no women Non Magpies in your Countrie? This fellow must have a rare understanding, For nature recompenseth the defects Of one part, with redoundance in another: Blind men have excellent memories, and the tongue Thus indispos'd, ther's treasure in the intellect: Yet there may be a plott, hee's sent to obserue mee, A state spie, but I'le cozen his intelligence, And be as dumbe as he. What are you, sir? I am his interpreter. Oh then first answer me, how came he dumbe? With me lancholie, sir, he has a strange Humor to crosse the methode of the World. As how, sir? pray be plaine. Why; sir, to make The night his time for study, talke, or businesse, And never go to bed but in the morning. But keepe this to your selfe, for 'tis a secret. Study? what did he study praie o'th nights? Why plotts, nothing but plotts: he did suspect All mankinde, nay their shadowes in the hangings, If they but laid their heads together, were Dangerous, and talk'd treason, such a foole, A serious foole was never before extant. How does my Solitary Uncle? Ha Cozen, forbeare, we are engag'd upon Affaires of weight, that's an Embassador. What language does he speake? None, none; but this is his interpreter. Interpreter, and yet he speaks no language. Hee'le over-heare you, 'tis a dumbe Embassador. I pray be gone, you are a woman, goe. And can you get no other company Then dumbe and mad-folkes? Who is mad? That Gentleman. Be you but master of some sense a while, I'le mak't appeare he has none. Come forward, sir, Doe you obserue his motion? I intreate He should come forward, and he plaies the crab. Stand still, sir, I beseech you. With your pardon I must be in action, it does stirre my blood, Which would congeale through cold else in my veins. If it be beneficiall to your body Practise this motion still. 'Tis very strange; He now appeares a statue: Are they not both mad? doe you thinke Jacintha They have no plott in this, how came they thus distracted? This grew mad with catching cold A bed, and lying from his wife. Cold causes are very dangerous. You are somthing guilty on't. What if my husband be asleepe? Wee'le wake him. Good Madam be not troublesome, doe not you know who I am? I charge you to resist us, come your waies, where; where be these traitors? let me see, where is sir Solitary? I thought he would ha shewne more wit then to concele traitors in his house.