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 0.82 · 511 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T0: duke, lord, duchess, love, court, madam, prince, honour, grace, lady.
That's another matter, give me the t'other bottle— Now let all the Cantons of Swiss come. Which is the high German? let me see him. That Sir. he's one of the lowest high Germans that e'er I looked upon. I kiss thy highness' hand. And we embrace this lowness: d'ye hear Sir, are you a high German? I was so at the beginning of the wars, what we are beaten to you may discern. Are you beaten to that? you'll be a very little nation and the wars continue. I have a message to deliver you, The fair Duchess of Urbin, whom I wait on, Hearing a person of your blood and quality So meanly lodged, by me desires you would Accept an entertainment in her Court. We give the Duchess thanks, how knew she I was here? It was impossible You should stay undiscovered many hours. Princes have strange intelligence, and you may As soon tie up the Sun beams in a net As keep yourself unknown; for my own part I am honoured in the embassy, and shall Be proud to write myself your pensioner As I am to all the royal blood in Christendom. O Pensioner, 'tis the least honour we intend thee, I am a natural Prince as sure as I live; here wear this gold, there's more to drink our health, we are pleased no man be sober at our return, as he will answer it, you may be all my subjects: if I marry the Duchess I'll hang you all. How? In chains of preferment, drink I say, and drink to purpose, what will become of me now? stay, a word with you high German, what will the Duchess do with me do you think? 'Twere sin to say she'll honour you, for you Are above all addition but her love; Your wit, your blood, your person, do not lose The opportunity, yet I prophesy You will be affronted. No matter, I ha' been affronted a hundred times, but by whom? Questionless by some great ones, And perhaps beaten. I have been beaten too upon good occasion, And will again to save my honour; beaten? I can take the strappado, beside in this part I am insensible, a kick is cast away. If you be valiant and endure, it will Engage her love the more, but I know Your breeding will afford you impudence To overcome their envies, and secure This Dukedom to yourself, go on boldly, My counsel shall attend. I will go on, and fear no beating, well I cannot knight thee, yet prove but a witch I'll make thee one of my privy counsellors. No more, my duty will not let me hear it. How not your duty Sir? You are not angry? You are his friends, I should not else be pleased. We have said nothing to afflict you thus, We did expect this would ha' made you merry. A son's preferment was not wont to be Such discord to a father, a loving father, For so we took your constitution.
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That's another matter, give me the tother bottle— Now let all the Cantons of Swisse come. Which is the high German? let me see him. That Sir. Hee's one of the lowest high Germans that e're I lookd upon. I kisse thy highnesse hand. And we embrace this lownesse: de'e heare Sir, are you a high German? I was so at the beginning of the warres, what wee are beaten to you may discerne. Are you beaten to that? you'l be a very little nation and the warres continue. I have a message to deliver you, The faire Dutchesse of Urbin, whom I waite on, Hearing a person of your blood and qualitie So meanely lodg'd, by me desires you would Accept an entertainement in her Court. We give the Dutchesse thankes, how knew shee I was here? It was impossible You should stay undiscover'd many howers. Princes have strange intelligence, and you may As soone tie up the Sunne beames in a net As keepe your selfe unknowne; for my owne part I am honord in the embassie, and shall Be proud to write my selfe your pensioner As I am to all the royall blood in Christendome. O Pensioner, tis the least honour we intend thee, I am a naturall Prince as sure as I live; here weare this gold, there's more to drinke our health, wee are pleasd no man be sober at our returne, as he will answer it, you may be all my subjects▪ if I marry the Dutchesse Ile hang you all. How? In chaines of preferment, drinke I say, and drinke to purpose, what will become of me now? stay, a word with you high German, what will the Dutchesse doe with me doe you thinke? 'Twere sinne to say shee'l honour you, for you Are above all addition but her love; Your wit, your blood, your person, doe not lose The opportunitie, yet I prophesie You will be affronted. No matter, I ha beene affronted a hundred times, but by whom? Questionlesse by some great ones, And perhaps beaten. I have beene beaten too upon good occasion, And will agen to save my honour; beaten? I can take the strappado, beside in this part I am insensible, a kicke is cast away. If you be valiant and indure, it will Engage her love the more, but I know Your breeding will afford you impudence To overcome their envies, and secure This Dukedome to your selfe, goe on boldly, My counsell shall attend. I will goe on, and feare no beating, well I cannot knight thee, yet prove but a witch Ile make thee one of my privy counsellors. No more, my dutie will not let me heare it. How not your dutie Sir? You are not angry? You are his friends, I should not else be pleas'd. We have said nothing to afflict you thus, We did expect this wod ha' made you merry. A sonnes preferment was not wont to be Such discord to a father, a loving father, For so we tooke your constitution.