Gough, J. · published 1640 · first performed or written 1640 [1624-1640] (Annals) romance unassigned nearest T11 Siblings, kin and confidants · 495 words
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I am amazed to see so rare a beauty, Such an Angel-like creature. Cease your wonder; The mother of this beauteous girl which here Standeth before us for a certain cause Which you shall learn hereafter, laid her forth Clad in such weeds as commonly is used For such a purpose, so committing her To fortune's doubtful chance, but I by hap Finding her took her up, for 'tis not lawful That we neglect a soul when once it hath Entered a humane body, (being a precept Amongst the wise men with us, to be whose Unlearned scholar I was once judged worthy) Besides even in the infant's eyes appeared, Something which bred both wonder and delight. With her I found this bag of precious stones Which I gave you of late, and a silk cloth Wrought full with letters in her mother tongue, Wherein contained was her whole estate; Her mother as I guess procured the same, Which after I had read, I knew from whence and what she was, and therefore carried her Into the Land far distant from the City Delivering her to certain honest shepherds To bring her up, with charge that they should not Reveal her unto any; for those things That were found with her I detained with me, lest for them she might suffer any danger, And thus at first this matter was kept close. But what befell her after pray go one. In process then of time this princely maid Growing and as she grew increasing still More fair than any women else besides (For beauty surely cannot be concealed Though under ground but would from thence appear) I fearing lest her fortune should be known And I brought unto danger, sued to be Sent in embassage to the Deputy Of Egypt and abstained it, therefore come I And bring her with me, full of zealous care To set her business right and in good order. Leave that to me. But chiefly unto me, I'll be her guardian too. What will you have me do concerning her? Direct me, and i'll punctual observe it. As touching her, first I commend her to you, (And to the gods who hitherto have kept her,) On such conditions as by oath you're bound To see performed, that is that you will use her As a free woman ought to be, and give her In marriage to a free man, as you do Receive her at my hand, or rather of Her mother who hath left her to your charge: I hope you will perform all things according Unto your oath, and answer the opinion I have of your good manners, which I find By some few day's experience to be Greekish indeed; this much I had to say Before I executed my commission Concerning my embassage, other secrets Belonging to the maid, i'll tell you them Tomorrow in more ample manner, if You please to meet me about Isis' temple.
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I am amaz'd to ſee ſo rare a beauty, Such an Angel-like creature. Ceaſe your wonder; The mother of this beautious girle which here Standeth before us for a certaine cauſe Which you ſhall learne hereafter, laid her forth Clad in ſuch weeds as commonly is us'd For ſuch a purpoſe, ſo committing her To fortunes doubtfull chance, but I by hap Finding her tooke her up, for tis not lawfull That we neglect a ſoule when once it hath Entred a humane body, (being a precept Amongſt the wiſe men with us, to be whoſe Unlearned ſcholler I was once judg'd worthy) Beides even in the infants eyes appear'd, Something which bred both wonder and delight. With her I found this bag of precious ſtones Whih I gave you of late, and a ſilke cloth Wrought full with letters in her mother tongue, Wherein contayned was her whole eſtate; Her mother as I gheſſe procur'd the ſame, Which ater I had read, I knew from whence and what ſhee was, and herefore carryed her Into the Land farre diſtant from the City Delivering her to certaine honeſt ſhepheards To bring her up, with charge that they ſhould not Reveale her unto any; for thoſe things That were found with her I detain'd with me, Leaſt for them ſhe might suffer any danger, And thus at firſt this matter was kept cloſe. But what befell her after pray goe one. In proceſſe then of time this princelie maid Growing and as ſhe grew encreaſing ſtill More faire then any women elſe beſides (For beautie ſurelie cannot e conceald Though under ground but would from thence appeare) I fearing leaſt her fortune ſhould be knowne And I brought unto danger, ſu'd to be Sent in embaſſage to the Deputie Of Egipt and abtained it, therefore come I And bring her with me, full of zealous care To ſet her buſines right and in good order. Leave that to me. But chiefly unto me, I'le be her guardion too. What will you have me doe concerning her? Direct me, and i'le punctualle obſerve it. As touching her, firſt I commend her to you, (And to the gods who hitherto have kept her,) On ſuch conditions as by oath you'r bound To ſee perform'd, that is that you will uſe her As a free woman ought to be, and give her In marriage to a free man, as you doe Recevie her at my hand, or rather of Her mother who hath left her to your charge: I hope you will performe all things according Unto your oath, and anſwer the opinion I have of your good manners, which I finde By ſome few dayes experience to be Greekiſh indead; this much I had to ſay Before I executed my commiſſion Concerning my embaſſage, other ſecrets Belonging to the maid, i'le tell you them To morrow in more ample manner, if You pleaſe to meet me about Iſis temple.