Shirley, James · published 1637 · first performed or written 1633 [licensed for stage, Nov 11] (Annals) comedy · Queen Henrietta Maria's Men · Phoenix/Cockpit unassigned nearest T57 Ships, merchants and pirates · 489 words
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Do they not fear drowning? They are safest in a tempest, if they be taken at any time by their enemies, and cast overboard, they turn other creatures, some Rocks, some Sharks, some crocodiles, and so retain part of their former nature. What do those that dwell ashore? They follow their work, and make nets not only to catch Fish, but Towns and Provinces: the Jews Are innocent to 'em, and the Divell a dunce, of whose Trade they are. A dangerous generation. In Perwiggana a fruitful Country, the moon shines All day, and the Sun at night. That's strange, he has a moral in't have not we gentlemen that sit up all night a drinking, and go to bed when the sun rises? In this Province the King never comes out of his Palace. How does the Court remove there? When he does purpose to change the air, he has an Elephant richly trapped, that carries the Court upon his back into what part of the Kingdom he please. I have heard of Elephants, that have carried Castles. Snails, Snails in comparison: and to increase your wonder! this beast does never drink. I would be loath to keep him company. How then? Eat, eat altogether, and what nothing but men, and of what rank or condition, none but great men, and the fattest nobility, but like your good monsieur he cares for nothing but the head, and it is confidently reported he has devoured more heads, within this three last years, than the Elephant we had in England; eat Penny Loves in seven. The Devil choke him would he had London Bridge in his belly too. The subjects of the great Duke of Lubberland has been lately in rebellion. I am sorry it will be inconvenient to hear out your coranto, I am weary of a little money when that's lost I may be a suitor for the rest of your news, and so I commend me to all your friends in Lubberland. Dwîndle, didst hear this, now could I be angry. Go to play then, sir, if you lose your money, you may talk roundly to 'em for they cannot be so uncivil as not to give losers leave to speak. But if I win. Why then you may be drunk tonight and I'll— the Caster to you. A curse upon these reeling Dice, that last in, and in Was out of my way ten pieces; canst lend me any Money, how have the cards dealt with thee. Lost, lost— I defy thee, if my Knight recover not I must be sober tomorrow. Oh, for a hundred and all made now. Yonder's— wins tyrannically, without Mercy, he came in but with hundred pieces. I'll get a fancy presently. And how thrive the bones with his Lordship His Lordship's bones are not well set they are maliciously bent against him they will run him quite out of all.
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Do they not feare drowning? They are safest in a tempest, if they be taken at any time by their enemies, and cast over-bord, they turne other creatures, some Rocks, some Sharkes, some Crocadiles, and so retaine part of their former nature. What do those that dwell ashore? They follow their worke, and make nets not only to catch Fish, but Townes and Provinces: the Jewes Are innocent to 'em, and the Divella dunce, of whose Trade they are. A dangerous generation. In Perwiggana a fruitfull Country, the moone shines All day, and the Sunne at night. That's strange, hee has a morall in't have not wee gentlemen that sit up all night a drinking, and go to bed when the sunne rises? In this Province the King never comes out of his Palace. How does the Court remove there? When he does purpose to change the aire, hee has an Elephant richly trapped, that carries the Court upon his backe into what part of the Kingdome he please. I have heard of Elephants, that have carried Castles. Snailes, Snailes in comparison: and to increase your wonder▪ this beast does never drinke. I would be loth to keepe him companie. How then? Eate, eate altogether, and what nothing but men, and of what ranke or condition, none but great men, and the fattest nobilitie, but like your good Mounsieur hee cares for nothing but the head, and it is confidently reported hee has devoured more heads, within this three last yeeres, then the Elephant wee had in England; eate Pennie Loves in seaven. The Divell choke him would hee had London Bridge in his bellie too. The subjects of the great Duke of Lubber-land ha's beene lately in rebellion. I am sorry it will be inconvenient to heare out your Curranto, I am weary of a little monie when that's lost I may bee a sutor for the rest of your newes, and so I commend mee to all your friends in Lubber-Land. Dwîndle, didst heare this, now could I be angry. Goe to play then, sir, if you loose your monie, you may talke roundly to 'em for they cannot bee so uncivill as not to give loosers leave to speake. But if I winne. Why then you may be drunke to night and i'le—the Caster to you. A curse upon these reeling Dice, that last in, and in Was out of my way ten peeces; canst lend me any Monie, how have the cards dealt with thee. Lost, lost— I defie thee, if my Knight recover not I must be sober to morrow. Oh, for a hundred and all made now. Yonders—winnes tirannically, without Mercie, he came in but with hundred peeces. I'le get a fancy presently. And how thrive the bones with his Lordship His Lordships bones are not well set they are maliciously bent against him they will runne him quite out of all.