Rowley, William · published 1638 · first performed or written 1608 [1607-1609] (Annals) romance · Prince Charles's Men (first) · Red Bull unassigned nearest T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim · 483 words
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'Tis now my every morning's work to watch the coming of Your shoemaker: pray Venus my Lady tread not her shoes awry, She changes her shoes so often. I have not slept to night, I shall be tame if I be if I be kept th My former words, I say thou art a Suitor to my woman? Madam, in this revived memory I protest. Thou shalt not swear and lie, I'll make it plain To thy confession; art not her shoemaker? Yes Madam. Then her Suitor; I am a Roman sir, and speak that tongue; Is not a Suitor a Shoemaker? My trade, in that sense I confess it Lady, And so far I am a Suitor to your Highness. I would thou wert, in the plain English sense, Thou shouldst have then few nays. I trouble you Madam. Not: since I am so far in discourse with you, I'll bring it To some end: suppose shoemaker my woman did love you, and Would have me to speak for her, what answer should I have? Madam, this intercourse, you have vouchsafed so kindly with Your Servant, somewhat emboldens me. Be bold, and say what answer shall I have? she's old. Old! this is a new answer; will not her dignity, wealth, And Estate, make her young again? I could not choose by supposition so, if I durst speak freely. You would have one young then I perceive? Since I am free to speak, I would Lady; young for my eye, and Rich to mend my state: but alas Madam, I am a prentice and must Not wed. For doubling of your prenticeship? Nay, I might treble that doubling, for to a wife I bind me to a perpetual prenticeship. So 'twere one you loved, 'twere pleasing servitude? I think it were Madam. Dare you venture on a wife of my choosing? If both parties were agreed Lady. That's no venture, I'll promise she shall be young, good Parentage, honest, let her beauty commend itself. It pleases Majesty some times to make sport with humble Vasselage, so do you with me Lady. You are too hard of belief, I mean plainly, I have Some skill in Magic, what would you give To see her amply personated in a glass, that must be your wife? I would venture a chiding to stay so long: what my this mean? I could by metroposcopy read thy fate here in thy forehead; By chiromancy find it in thy Palm, but these are petty Arts, no I'll show thee by speculatory magic, her face In this glass; kneel sir, for't must be done with reverence I tell you: now tell me what thou seest? I see a shadow Madam. 'Tis but a shadow, hold up thy right hand and look again, What seest thou now? any substance yet? I know not Madam, I am enchanted with your Magic
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'Tis now my every mornings worke to watch the comming of Your shoo-maker: pray Venus my Lady tread not her shooes awry, She changes her shooes so often. I have not slept to night, I shall be tame if I be if I be kept th My former words, I say thou art a Sutor to my woman? Madam, in this reviv'd memory I protest. Thou shalt not sweare and lye, Ile make it plaine To thy confession; art not her shoo-maker? Yes Madam. Then her Sutor; I am a Roman sir, and speake that tongue; Is not a Sutor a Shoo-maker? My trade, in that sence I confesse it Lady, And so farre I am a Sutor to your Highnesse. I would thou wert, in the plaine English sence, Thou shouldst have then few nayes. I trouble you Madam. Not: since I am so farre in discourse with you, Ile bring it To some end: suppose shoo-maker my woman did love you, and Would have me to speake for her, what answer should I have? Madam, this intercourse, you have vouchsafed so kindly with Your Servant, somewhat inboldens me. Be bold, and say what answer shall I have? Shee's old. Old! this is a new answer; will not her dignity, wealth, And Estate, make her yong agen? I could not chuse by supposition so, if I durst speake freely. You would have one yong then I perceive? Since I am free to speake, I would Lady; yong for my eye, and Rich to mend my state: but alas Madam, I am a prentise and must Not wed. For doubling of your prentiship? Nay, I might treble that doubling, for to a wife I bind me to a perpetuall prentiship. So 'twere one you lov'd, 'twere pleasing servitude? I thinke it were Madam. Dare you venture on a wife of my chusing? If both parties were agreed Lady. That's no venture, Ile promise she shall be yong, good Parentage, honest, let her beauty commend it selfe. It pleases Majesty some times to make sport with humble Vasselage, so doe you with me Lady. You are too hard of beleefe, I meane plainely, I have Some skill in Magicke, what would you give To see her amply personated in a glasse, that must be your wife? I would venture a chiding to stay so long: what my this mean? I could by Metroposcopie read thy fate here in thy fore-head; By Chyromancie find it in thy Palme, but these are petty Arts, no Ile shew thee by speculatory magick, her face In this glasse; kneele sir, for't must be done with reverence I tell you: now tell me what thou seest? I see a shadow Madam. 'Tis but a shadow, hold up thy right hand and looke agen, What seest thou now? any substance yet? I know not Madam, I am inchaunted with your Magick