Whetstone, George · published 1578 · first performed or written 1578 [1576-1579] (Annals) comedy · Unacted T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour typicality 0.74 · 548 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T0: duke, lord, duchess, love, court, madam, prince, honour, grace, lady.
Is't possible that my Mistress Lamia, Over the shoes should bayn love with Phallax? Why by Ies●● as she herself doth say,) With pure good ioyll, her heart doth melt like wax: And this I am sure, every hour they themselves, By their sweet selves, or by their letters greet, But the sport is to see the loving elves, Bill together when they in secret meet. She lowers, he lauffes she sighs threw pure love. Nay, nay, says he (good pugs) no more of this: Well, says she, and weeps, my grief you do not prove. Then straight this storm is cheered with a kiss, And then a both sides, three words and asmuch: Within her ear, then whispereth this slouch, And by the way he stumbleth on her lips, Thus either strives most loving signs to show, Much good do it them, sith they are both content, Once I am sure, how so the game doth go, I have no cause their liking to repent: I seldom do between them message bear, But that I have an Item in the hand, Well, I must trudge to do a certain char, Which, take I time, cock for my gain doth stand. Dispatch Dowson, up with the frame quickly, So space your rooms, as the nine worthies may, Be so instauld, as best may please the eye. Very good, I shall: Nay soft Dowson, stay: Let your man at saint Anne's cross, out of hand, Erect a stage, that the Wayghts in sight may stand. Will you aught else? Soft awhile, let me see, On Iesus gate, the four virtues I trow, Appointed are to stand: I sir, they are so. Well, then about your charge, I will foresee, The Comfort of Music, well placed to be. I am gone sir. Hear you master Phallax? The Wardens of the Marchantaylers are. Where (with themselves) they shall their pageant place? With what strange shows, do they their pageant graces They have Hercules, of Monster's conquering, Huge great Grants, in a forest fight, With Lions, Bears, Wolves, Apes, Foxes, and Gray's, Baiards, brocks. etc. O woudrons frays, Mary sir since they are provided thus, Out of their ways, God keep Master Pediculus. You are pleasant sir, but with speed I pray, You answer me, I was charged not to stay. Because I know, you have all things currant, They shall stand where they shall no viewers want: How say you to the end of Duck Alley? There all the beggars in the town willbe. O, most attendance is, where beggars are, Farewell, away. I will your will declare. This gear fadgeth now, that these fellows pear, Friends where weight you? In Iesus street to keep a passage clear, That the King and his train, may pass with ease. O, very good, Aught else Sir, do you please? Not, not: about your charge. We are gone: A sir, hear is short knowledge, to entertain a king, But O, O, quid non pecunia? yea, at a days warning? The king in provision that thought to take us tardy, As if we had a year been warned, shall by his welcome see: I have yet one char to do: but soft, hear is Rotko, I must needs deliver him a message before I go.
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Iſt poſſible that my Miſtris Lamia, Ouer the ſhooes ſhould byn loue with Phallax? Why by Ieſ as ſhe her ſelfe doth ſaye,) With pure good ioyll, her harte doth melt lyke waxe: And this I am ſure, euery howre they themſelues, By their ſweete ſelues, or by their letters greete, But the ſporte is to ſee the louing elues, Byll together when they in ſecret meete. She lowres, he lauffes ſhe ſyghes threwe pure loue. Nay, nay, ſayes he (good pugges) no more of this: Well, ſayes ſhee, and wéepes, my griefe you do not proue. Then ſtrayght this ſtorme is cheared with a kys, And then a both ſides, three wordes and a ſmouch: Within hir eare, then whiſpereth this ſlouch, And by the way he ſtumbleth on her lyppes, Thus eyther ſtryues moſt louing ſignes to ſhow, Much good doo it them, ſyth they are both content, Once I am ſure, how ſo the game doth goe, I haue no cauſe their lyking to repent: I ſyldome doe betweene them meſſage beare, But that I haue an Item in the hande, Well, I muſt trudge to doe a certaine chare, Which, take I tyme, cocke for my gayne doth ſtand. Diſpatch Dowſon, vp with the frame quickly, So ſpace your roomes, as the nyne worthyes may, Be ſo inſtauld, as beſt may pleaſe the eye. Very good, I ſhall: Nay ſoft Dowſon, ſtay: Let your man at ſaynt Annes croſſe, out of hande, Ereckt a ſtage, that the Wayghts in ſight may ſtande. Wyll you ought elſe? Soft awhyle, let mée ſée, On Ieſus gate, the fowre vertues I trow, Appoynted are to ſtand: I ſyr, they are ſo. Wel, then about your charge, I wyll fore ſée, The Confort of Muſick, well plaſt to be. I am gone ſyr. Heare you maiſter Phallax? The Wardens of the Marchantaylers are. Where (with themſelues) they ſhall their Pageaunt place? With what ſtrange ſhowes, doo they their Pageaunt graces They haue Hercules, of Monſters conqueryng, Huge great Grants, in a foreſt fighting, With Lyons, Beares, VVolues, Apes, Foxes, and Grayes, Baiards, Brockes. &c. O woudrons frayes, Marry ſyr ſince they are prouided thus, Out of their wayes, God kéepe Maiſter Pediculus. You are pleſaunt ſyr, but with ſpéede I pray, You aunſwere mée, I was charged not to ſtay. Becauſe I know, you haue all things currant, They ſhall ſtand where they ſhal no viewers want: How ſay you to the ende of Ducke Alley? There all the beggers in the towne wilbe. O, moſt attendaunce is, where beggers are, Farewell, away. I wyll your wyll declare. This geare fadgeth now, that theſe fellowes peare, Friendes where waight you? In Ieſus ſtréete to keepe a paſſadge cleare, That the King and his trayne, may paſſe with eaſe. O, very good, Ought elſe Syr, do you pleaſe? No, no: about your charge. We are gone: A ſyr, heare is ſhort knowledge, to entertayne a kyng, But O, O, quid non pecunia? yea, at a dayes warning? The king in prouiſion that thought to take vs tardy, As if we had a yeare bene warnd, ſhall by his welcome ſée: I haue yet one chare to do: but ſoft, heare is Rotko, I muſt néedes delyuer him a meſſadge before I goe.