Davenport, Robert · published 1639 · first performed or written 1625 [c.1624-1639] (Annals) comedy · Queen Henrietta Maria's Men (?); Lady Elizabeth's Men (?) T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim typicality 0.83 · 507 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T16: lady, madam, gentleman, lordship, ladies, honour, mistress, sweet, court, servant.
Sir, I have full Commission from his mouth To treat so much; and what I undertake He hath engaged his honour to make good. His honour? so you shall be honourable, Be every day Caroached; and ride in state. A Lady, and Caroached? Pray sir, your answer. I wish his Lord ship had not sent so late, My word is passed unto this gentleman; Which to my power I will not change, nor break For any King or Keisar. But you shall sir, and send his Lordship satisfaction Even to his best desire; tell him from me She shall attend his pleasure: you shall, Nan, Use him with all obsequious reverence, And gladly embrace his motion; Girl, you shall. Without our approbation? Forward sir, if you withstand the fortune of your Daughter In this tract of preferment without yours. Send him fair humble language, do my wench Accept his noble pleasure, and return him Courteous and loving thanks; think what it is To be attended, honoured, and advanced. My Lady Anne you shall. My Lady Anne? How poor and slightly Mistress Slightall sounds? Good troth and so it doth. But Donna Anne, Madonna, Madam, Lady, What breadth those Titles bear? And so they do. Mistress? thou shalt have such to be thy servants, And curtsy to thee when thou turn'st thy head; Bow at each nod, and make their Farthingales, At every word thou speak'st, to kiss their heels. Well pled Grannam Eve. What should I say? or how in equal Balance bear myself? Footmen, Pages, and your gentlemen Ushers, Walk bare before you. Bare before me? well. For all the styles of honour in the World, I would not break my faith. Where I was wont to call thee baggage, Nan, And paltry Girl, I must not dare to speak to your Honour, without a Prologue of some half an hour long, Which must begin, an't please your Ladyship. 'Tis passing good an't please my Ladyship. Son Slightall, for that Title I'll still fasten Upon thy name, advise me' what shall we do? methinks the motion might be fair and even, To make her mistress of her own free thoughts And choose where she best likes. we'll stand to that, let it be put to her. Son, what say you? In her known love I am so confident, And of her faith so constantly assured, So void of all distrust; that I give back All interest, Title, claim, and Ceremony T'attend a second Censure. Mistress Changeable, You now are your own woman. Madam, may it please you take a second choice? Here's Gentry, and here's Honour, Mrs. or Madam. A single ambling Nag, or a caroche With four, four great Dutch Mares; a private Gentlewoman Or a great Lady, my worship, or my honour; To be a Wife to a Squire of low Degree, Or a Lord Baron: Gentry shall give place, And in a puffed style his Lordship I'll embrace. Thus, Slightall, I thy Title will outstrip, That all may say, there goes my Ladyship.
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Sir, I have full Commiſſion from his mouth To treat ſo much; and what I undertake He hath engag'd his honour to make good. His honour? ſo you ſhall be honourable, Be every day Caroach'd; and ride in ſtate. A Lady, and Caroach'd? Pray ſir, your anſwer. I wiſh his Lord ſhip had not ſent ſo late, My word is paſs'd unto this gentleman; Which to my power I will not change, nor breake For any King or Keiſar. But you ſhall ſir, and ſend his Lordſhip ſatiſfaction Even to his beſt deſire; tell him from me She ſhall attend his pleaſure: you ſhall, Nan, Vſe him with all obſequious reverence, And gladly embrace his motion; Girle, you ſhall. Without our approbation? Forward ſir, if you withſtand the fortune of your Daughter In this tract of preferment without yours. Send him faire humble language, doe my wench Accept his noble pleaſure, and returne him Courteous and loving thankes; thinke what it is To be attended, honoured, and advanc'd. My Lady Anne you ſhall. My Lady Anne? How poore and ſlightly Miſtreſſe Slightall ſounds? Good troth and ſo it doth. But Donna Anne, Madona, Madam, Lady, What breadth thoſe Titles beare? And ſo they doe. Miſtris? thou ſhalt have ſuch to be thy ſervants, And curchy to thee when thou turn'ſt thy head; Bow at each nod, and make their Farthingales, At every word thou ſpeak'ſt, to kiſſe their heeles. Well pleaded Grannam Eve. What ſhould I ſay? or how in equall Ballance beare my ſelfe? Footmen, Pages, and your gentlemen Uſhers, Walke bare before you. Bare before me? well. For all the ſtiles of honour in the World, I would not breake my faith. Where I was wont to call thee baggage, Nan, And paltry Girle, I muſt not dare to ſpeake to your Honour, without a Prologue of ſome halfe an houre long, Which muſt begin, an't pleaſe your Ladiſhip. 'Tis paſſing good an't pleaſe my Ladiſhip. Son Slightall, for that Title Ile ſtill faſten Upon thy name, adviſe me' what ſhall we doe? Me thinkes the motion might be faire and even, To make her miſtreſſe of her owne free thoughts And chuſe where ſhe beſt likes. Weele ſtand to that, let it be put to her. Son, what ſay you? In her knowne love I am ſo confident, And of her faith ſo conſtantly aſſur'd, So void of all diſtruſt; that I give backe All intereſt, Title, claime, and Ceremony T'attend a ſecond Cenſure. Mriſtris Changeable, You now are your owne woman. Madam, may it pleaſe you take a ſecond choiſe? Here's Gentry, and here's Honour, Mrs. or Madam. A ſingle ambling Nag, or a Caroach With foure, foure great Dutch Mares; a private Gentlewoman Or a great Lady, my worſhip, or my honour; To be a Wife to a Squire of low Degree, Or a Lord Baron: Gentry ſhall give place, And in a puff'd ſtile his Lordſhip Ile embrace. Thus, Slightall, I thy Title will out-ſtrip, That all may ſay, there goes my Ladyſhip.