Jonson, Ben · published 1640 · first performed or written 1633 [licensed for stage, May 7] (Annals) comedy · Queen Henrietta Maria's Men T30 Constables, justices and the watch typicality 0.77 · 487 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T30: constable, squire, tub, clay, worship, justice, turf, mr, hun, valentine.
Are you there, Justice Bramble? where's your warrant? The warrant is directed here to me, From the whole table; wherefore I would pray you Be patiented Squire, and make good the peace. Well, at your pleasure, justice. I am wronged: Sirrah, what are you have arrested me? He is a Pursy'vant at Arms, Squire Tub. I am a Purs'yvant, see, by my Coat else. Well Purs'yvant, go with me: I'll give you bail. Sir he may take no bail. It is a warrant, In special from the Council, and commands Your personal appearance. Sir, your weapon I must require: And than deliver you A Prisoner to this officer, Squire Tub. I pray you to conceive of me no other, Than as your friend, and neighbour. Let my person Be severed from my office in the fact, And I am clear. Here Purs'yvant, receive him Into your hands; And use him like a Gentleman. I thank you Sir: But whither must I go now? Nay, that must not be told you, till you come Unto the place assigned by his instructions. I'll be the Maiden's Convoy to her father, For this time, Squire. I thank you Mr. Bramble. I doubt, or fear, you will make her the balance To weigh your Justice in. Pray ye do me right, And lead not her, at lest out of the way. Justice is blind, and having a blind Guide, She may be apt to slip aside. I'll see to her. I see my wooing will not thrive. Arrested! As I had set my rest up, for a wife? And being so fair for it, as I was.—. Well, fortune, Thou art a blind Bawd, and a Beggar too, To cross me thus; and let my only Rival, To get her from me? That's the spite of spites. But most I muse at, is, that I, being none O' th' Court, am sent for thither by the Council! My heart is not so light, as't was I' the morning. You mean to make a Hoiden, or a Hare O me, t' hunt Counter thus, and makes these doubles: And you mean no such thing, as you sand about? Where's your sweetheart now, I marl? O Hilts! I know you of old! ne'er halt afore a Cripple. Will you have a Caudle? where's your grief, Sir? speak? Do you hear friend? Do you serve this Gentleman? How than, Sir? what if I do? peradventure yea: Peradventure nay, what's that to you Sir? Say. Nay, pray you Sir, I meant no harm in truth: But this good Gentleman is arrested. How? Say me that again. Nay Basket, never storm; I am arrested here, upon command From the Queen's Council; and I must obey. You say Sir very true, you must obey. An honest Gentleman, in faith! He must? But that which most tormenteth me, is this, That Justice Bramble hath got hence my Audrey.
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Are you there, Juſtice Bramble? where's your warrant? The warrant is directed here to me, From the whole table; wherefore I would pray you Be patient Squire, and make good the peace. Well, at your pleaſure, Iuſtice. I am wrong'd: Sirrah, what are you have arreſted me? He is a Pursy'vant at Armes, Squire Tub. I am a Purs'yvant, ſee, by my Coat elſe. Well Purs'yvant, goe with me: Ile give you baile. Sir he may take no baile. It is a warrant, In ſpeciall from the Councell, and commands Your perſonall appearance. Sir, your weapon I muſt require: And then deliver you A Priſoner to this officer, Squire Tub. I pray you to conceive of me no other, Then as your friend, and neighbour. Let my perſon Be ſever'd from my office in the fact, And I am cleare. Here Purs'yvant, receive him Into your hands; And uſe him like a Gentleman. I thanke you Sir: But whither muſt I goe now? Nay, that muſt not be told you, till you come Vnto the place aſſign'd by his inſtructions. Ile be the Maidens Convoy to her father, For this time, Squire. I thanke you Mr. Bramble. I doubt, or feare, you will make her the ballance To weigh your Juſtice in. Pray yee doe me right, And lead not her, at leaſt out of the way. Juſtice is blind, and having a blind Guide, She may be apt to ſlip aſide. Ile ſee to her. I ſee my wooing will not thrive. Arreſted! As I had ſet my reſt up, for a wife? And being ſo faire for it, as I was.—. Well, fortune, Thou art a blind Bawd, and a Beggar too, To croſſe me thus; and let my onely Rivall, To get her from me? That's the ſpight of ſpights. But moſt I muſe at, is, that I, being none O' th' Court, am ſent for thither by the Councell! My heart is not ſo light, as't was I' the morning. You meane to make a Hoiden, or a Hare O me, t' hunt Counter thus, and makes theſe doubles: And you meane no ſuch thing, as you ſend about? Where's your ſweet-heart now, I marle? Oh Hilts! I know you of old! nere halt afore a Criple. Will you have a Cawdle? where's your griefe, Sir? ſpeake? Doe you heare friend? Doe you ſerve this Gentleman? How then, Sir? what if I doe? peradventure yea: Peraventure nay, what's that to you Sir? Say. Nay, pray you Sir, I meant no harme in truth: But this good Gentleman is arreſted. How? Say me that againe. Nay Basket, never ſtorme; I am arreſted here, upon command From the Queenes Councell; and I muſt obey. You ſay Sir very true, you muſt obey. An honeſt Gentleman, in faith! He muſt? But that which moſt tormenteth me, is this, That Juſtice Bramble hath got hence my Awdrey.