Shirley, James · published 1640 · first performed or written 1634 [licensed for stage, Nov 29] (Annals) comedy · Queen Henrietta Maria's Men · Phoenix/Cockpit T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour typicality 0.80 · 511 words
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Your own boy? take heed what you say, lest you be driven to justify it, you have no mind to wake my mother from her grave, 'tis enough I ask you blessing, I do long to be metamorphosed, and pursue his princely humour out of breath— Music, 'tis well, his grace is upon entrance. Dispatch boy. I know my cue to enter. And how, and how do things become? We were in clouds but now. Your highness is broken out. Broken out, where? Out of the clouds and please you. There is no infidel among you then, You all believe I am a Prince, d'ye hear, At all adventures let it go no further, There are no traitors I hope amongst ye▪ traitors, we will cut off any man's neck that dares but think so. Do and I will justify it, hang necks among friends, although I am pleased to reveal the majesty of my person to you, it is not fit every one should know so much, you are strangers, and therefore I dare trust you, but the Duchess must not hear on't upon your lives; she and I must be better acquainted when I see my time; I'll tell you, the toy may take me i'th' head to look like a fool again, it may, greatness is given to humours, and giddiness will run in a blood, if it do, do not know me. For what? For any other than I seem. Not a fool. Thou art an ass, a Prince may play the fool within his own dominions, or any other; provided they be of his own allies and confederates: I know where I am, but we are not merry reach me a chair and a bottle of wine, every one take his charge. Will not your highness have the dance first? They will dance the better when they are three quarters drunk. We do not observe men of your nation to be so jovial. Not subjects I grant you that, but we have privilege music, and give fire at once— so, but methinks it were necessary there were some difference in our drinkings; all are not Princes, reach me a bigger bottle, I will preserve my state, this is a Princely draught— so— Why have we not a Concubine? Brave Prince, with what a majesty he drinks. Now let 'em frisk the dance you have prepared, I am ready to accept it. And it shall please your grace, There is a high German desires to speak with you. The high German that was at Court, he's a man of mighty parts and known to all the Princes in Christendom, what comes he for? I fear you are betrayed Sir, and that the Duchess has sent for you. For me, I wonot come yet. Do not affront him Sir, for your own sake, this high German has beaten all the Fencers in Europe. Let him beat all the world, what's that to me? shall he make a prize of me? But if he come Ambassador from the Duchess.
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Your owne boy? take heed what you say, lest you bee driven to justifie it, you have no minde to wake my mother from her grave, tis enough I aske you blessing, I doe long to be metamorphosd, and pursue his princely humor out of breath—Musicke, tis well, his grace is upon entrance. Dispatch boy. I know my cue to enter. And how, and how doe things become? We were in clouds but now. Your highnesse is broken out. Broken out, where? Out of the clouds and please you. There is no infidell among you then, You all beleeve I am a Prince, de'e heare, At all adventures let it goe no further, There are no traytors I hope amongst yee▪ Traytors, we will cut off any mans necke that dares but thinke so. Doe and I will justifie it, hang necks among friends, although I am pleasd to reveale the majestie of my person to you, it is not fit every one should know so much, you are gers, and therefore I dare trust you, but the Dutchesse must not heare on't upon your lives; she and I must be better acquainted when I see my time; Ile tell you, oy may take me i'th head to looke like a foole agen, it may, greatnesse is given to humors, and giddinesse will runne in a blood, if it doe, doe not know me. For what? For any other then I seeme. Not a foole. Thou art an asse, a Prince may play the foole within his owne dominions, or any other; provided they bee of his owne allies and confederates: I know where I am, but we are not merry reach me a chaire and a bottle of wine, every one take his charge. Will not your highnesse have the dance first? They will dance the better when they are three quarters drunke. We do not observe men of your nation to be so joviall. Not subjects I grant you that, but we have priviledge musique, and give fire at once—so, but me thinkes it were necessary there were some difference in our drinkings; all are not Princes, reach me a bigger bottle, I will preserve my state, this is a Princely draught— so—Why have we not a Concubine? Brave Prince, with what a majestie he drinkes. Now let em friske the dance you have prepard, I am ready to accept it. And it shall please your grace, There is a high German desires to speak with you. The high German that was at Court, hee's a man of mightie parts and knowne to all the Princes in Christendome, what comes he for? I feare you are betrayd Sir, and that the Dutchesse has sent for you. For me, I wonnot come yet. Doe not affront him Sir, for your owne sake, this high German has beaten all the Fencers in Europe. Let him beate all the world, whats that to me? shall he ma a prize of me? But if he come Embassador from the Dutchesse.