Shirley, James · published 1638 · first performed or written 1637 [licensed for stage, Apr 23, 1638] (Annals) not in BritDrama · St. Werburgh Street, Dublin T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour typicality 0.86 · 475 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T0: duke, lord, duchess, love, court, madam, prince, honour, grace, lady.
I'll study thanks Sir. You pay me with a blessing, if my name But live within your memory. This troubles me. Are they both come to court? And in those lodgings were prepared. 'tis well, and came they cheerfully? Yes Sir, but something I nigh discern like trouble, and by starts In Domitilla; but they are pleased with their Remove, and wait all your commands. So leave us; Theodosia, what's the matter? art not well. Where's the Duke. I thought to have met him here. Is Domitilla come to Court? She is By my command to wait on thee. To rival me. how's that? I meant her a wife for good Montalto, As the reward of his just services; He knows it not, as he is ignorant For whom I have prepared her; Rival? strange I must know more of this; she is in nature Too apprehensive; for although in love Suspicion to men a torment be, There is no Fiend to women's jealousy. You may do what you will Madam; put me Into fine clothes, and make an ass of me; But should you wrap me in a lion's skin. You have ears that will betray what beast you are. Pray Madam tell me in six words of sense, What shall I do here; I'll not see the King, Though he have cunningly devised this trick Only to bring me hither and betray me To offices, make me at least an Idol. What's that? An Idol in the Country I have read A thing we call a worshipful, a right worshipful, Descended from the house of the factotums, Lord of the soil, and Cock of his own dunghill. You may be out of fear; you cannot read now, Nor set your name to a warrant. All that nothing; Ignorance every day comes into fashion, And no mean statesmen now when they do write Their names, do for their honours so contrive it, You can hardly know a nobleman from a mark. If you be an enemy to all preferment, Your best way is to leave the world and turn A lay friar. No I find no such thing in my constitution; Every man is not bound to be Religious; Men of my bulk and bearing should not fast so; I am not given by nature to drink water, Or lie without a shirt; I have corns Madam, And I would make less conscience to undo My Shoemaker, then walk on wooden Pantables I will endure to serve you still and dwell here, So you conceal me from the King; 'tis not That I do owe his Majesty ill will; I could endure him too upon condition, He would make nothing on me. Why he shall Make nothing on thee take my word, or if Thou hast a mind I'll pray him make thee less.
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Ile study thankes Sir▪ You pay me with a blessing, if my name But live within your memory. This troubles me. Are they both come to court? And in those lodgings were prepar'd. Tis well, and came they cheerefully? Yes Sir, but something I nigh discerne like trouble, and by starts In Domitlla; but they are pleas'd with their Remove, and waite all your commands. So leave us; Theodosia, whats the matter? art not well. Wheres the Duke. I thought to have met him here. Is Domitilla come to Court? She is By my command to waite on thee. To rivall me. Howes that? I meant her a wife for good Montalto, As the reward of his just services; He knowes it not, as he is ignorant For whom I have prepar'd her; Rivall? strange I must know more of this; shee is in nature Too apprehensive; for although in love Suspition to men a torment be, There is no Fiend to womens jealousie. You may doe what you will Madam; me Into fine clothes, and make an asse of me; But should you wrap me in a Lyons skinne. You have eares that will betray what beast you are. Pray Madam tell me in six words of sence, What shall I doe hete; Ile not see the King, Though he have cunningly devis'd this tricke Onely to bring me hither and betray me To offices, make me at least an Idoll. Whats that? An Idoll in the Countrey I have read A thing we call a worshipfull, a right worshipfull, Descended from the house of the fac totums, Lord of the soile, and Cocke of his owne dunghill. You may be out of feare; you cannot reade now▪ Nor set your name to a warrant. All that nothing; Ignorance every day comes into fashion, And no meane statesmen now when they doe writ Their names, doe for their honours so conive it, You can hardly know a nobleman from a marke. If you be an enemy to all preserment, Your best way is to leave the world and turne A lay Fryer. No I finde no such thing in my constitution; Every man is not bound to be Religious; Men of my bulke and bearing should not fast so; I am not given by nature to drinke water, Or lye without a shirt; I have cornes Madam, And I would make lesse conscience to undoe My Shoomaker, then walke on wodden Pantables I will indure to serve you still and dwell here, So you cnceale me from the King; tis not That I doe owe his Majestie ill will; I could indure him too upon condition, He would make nothing on me. Why he shall Make nothing on thee take my word, or if Thou hast a minde Ile pray him make thee lesse.