Brome, Richard · published 1640 · first performed or written 1638 [1636-1638] (Annals) not in BritDrama · Salisbury Court T62 The courtier as a type: fashion, affecta typicality 0.88 · 500 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T62: courtier, shrug, face, court, italian, monsieur, scholar, fashion, french, courtiers.
Come, we burn daylight, and the Ale may sour. Call you these Courtiers? They are rude silken Clowns; As course within, as watermen or Carmen. Then look on these: Here are of those conditions Sir, I am your servant. I am much obliged Sir, by the plenteous favours your humanity And noble virtue have conferred upon me, To answer with my service your deservings. You speak what I should say. Be therefore pleased T'unload, and lay the wait of your commands Upon my care to serve you. Still your Courtesies, Like waves of a Springtide, o'erflow the Banks Of your abundant store; and from your Channel, Or stream of fair affections, you cast forth Those sweet refreshings on me (that were else But sterile earth) which cause a gratitude To grow upon me, humble, yet ambitious In my Devoir, to do you best of service. I shall no more extend my utmost labour, With Oar and Sail to gain the livelihood Of wife and children, than to set ashore You, and your faithful honourers at the haven Of your best wishes. Sir, I am no less Ambitious, to be made the happy means. With whip and whistle, to draw up or drive All your detractors to the Gallows. See, Our noble friend. Right happily encountered— I am the just admirer of your virtues. We are, in all, your servants. I was in quest, Of such elect society, to spend A dinnertime withal. Sir we are for you. Three are the golden Number in a Tavern; And at the next of best, with the best meat, And wine the house affords (if you so please) We will be competently merry. I Have received, lately, Letters from beyond Seas, Importing much of the occurrences, And passages of foreign States. The knowledge Of all I shall impart to you. And I Have all the new advertisements from both Our Universities, of what has passed The most remarkably of late. And from The Court I have the news at full, Of all that was observable this Progress. From Court? Yes sir: They know not there, they have A new King here at home. 'tis excellent! We want but now, the news-collecting Gallant To fetch his Dinner, and Materials For his this weeks dispatches. I dare think The meat and news being hot upon the Table, He'll smell his way to't. Please you to know yours, sir? Sir, after you. Excuse me. By no means sir. Sweet Sir lead on. It shall be as your servant Then, to prepare your dinner. Pardon me. Insooth i'll follow you. Yet 'tis my obedience Are these but labouring men, and t'other Courtiers? 'tis common here sir, for your watermen To write most learnedly, when your Courtier Has scarce ability to read. Before I reign A Month among them, they shall change their notes, Or i'll ordain a course to change their Coats. I shall have much to do in reformation. Patience and Counsel will go through it sir.
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Come, we burn day-light, and the Ale may sowre. Call you these Courtiers? They are rude silken Clowns; As course within, as water-men or Car-men. Then look on these: Here are of those conditions Sir, I am your servant. I am much oblig'd Sir, by the plenteous favours your humanity And noble vertue have conferr'd upon me, To answer with my service your deservings. You speake what I should say. Be therefore pleas'd T'unload, and lay the wait of your commands Vpon my care to serve you. Still your Courtesies, Like waves of a Spring-tide, ore-flow the Bankes Of your abundant store; and from your Channell, Or streame of faire affections, you cast forth Those sweet refreshings on me (that were else But sterile earth) which cause a gratitude To grow upon me, humble, yet ambitious In my Devoire, to doe you best of service. I shall no more extend my utmost labour, With Oare and Saile to gaine the lively-hood Of wise and children, then to set a shore You, and your faithfull honourers at the haven Of your best wishes. Sir, I am no lesse Ambitious, to be made the happy meanes. With whip and whistle, to draw up or drive All your detractors to the Gallowes. See, Our noble friend. Right happily encountred — I am the just admirer of your vertues. We are, in all, your servants. I was in quest, Of such elect society, to spend A dinner-time withall. Sir we are for you. Three are the golden Number in a Taverne; And at the next of best, with the best meate, And wine the house affoords (if you so please) We will be competently merry. I Have receiv'd, lately, Letters from beyond Seas, Importing much of the occurrences, And passages of forraigne States. The knowledge Of all I shall impart to you. And I Have all the new advertisements from both Our Universities, of what has past The most remarkably of late. And from The Court I have the newes at full, Of all that was observable this Progresse. From Court? Yes sir: They know not there, they have A new King here at home. Tis excellent! We want but now, the newes-collecting Gallant To fetch his Dinner, and Materialls For his this weeks dispatches. I dare thinke The meat and newes being hot upon the Table, He'll smell his way to't. Please you to know yours, sir? Sir, after you. Excuse me. By no meanes sir. Sweet Sir lead on. It shall be as your servant Then, to prepare your dinner. Pardon me. Insooth ile follow you. Yet tis my obedience Are these but labouring men, and tother Courtiers? Tis common here sir, for your watermen To write most learnedly, when your Courtier Has scarce ability to read. Before I reigne A Moneth among them, they shall change their notes, Or ile ordaine a course to change their Coats. I shall have much to doe in reformation. Patience and Counsell will goe through it sir.