Fedele and Fortunia (Two Italian Gentlemen) · chunk 2 of 30
Pasqualigo, Luigi / Munday, Anthony · published 1585 · first performed or written 1584 [1579-1584] (Annals) comedy · Children of the Chapel (first) (Oxford's Boys) · before the Court unassigned nearest T41 Household service: masters, doors and po · 495 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T41: master, house, door, iohn, old, mistress, basket, lord, gentleman, ick.
Basilus Codpiece for an old Manus, You shall not have her at rack and manger I trow: Somewhat by this for mine own proportion I know. When two bones are at strife for a dog, it is commonly seen: That the third comes and takes it, and wipes their mouths clean. I mean as you see me in this bravality: To be a suitor to Victoria with all profligality. I brought Butter and Cheese hither to victual the Camp a great while: Many times I would nick them of their measure, and the Soldiers beguile. Like a crafty knave, by this means I got so much gain: That I bought this apparel of a Captain that was slain. And wearing the same abroad as you see: The Soldiers all the town over, make a Captain of me. One calls me Captain Cheese, another Captain Crust: another brave Crack-stone, take which name ye lust. The Gentlemen are every one glad of my company: Because I have such a wild worm in my head, as makes them all merry. The women they love me, Victoria is chief: But she hath been somewhat strange of late, therefore to be brief, I thought some straws were in the pad, that she looked so coy: But now have at her again, with a fresh head in my toy. I will first underproyn Sir Fedele his mind to understand: See good luck, his Schoolmaster and her Maid are at hand. As both of them friendly together do walk: I will sneak into a corner and harken to their talk. I Pray you master Schoolmaster let me be gone: I have haste on my way, I'll be at home again anon. Sweet heart and bag pudding go you so swiftly? Have with you then, do ye lack any company? In faith Sir no. I pray you tell me one thing before you part, I think you be somewhat weatherwise by your art. do you know me by acquaintance, or guess you by aim? That you hit so right on my office in stead of my name? I have seen you before if I am not beguiled: You have been Schoolmaster to master Fedele ever since he was a child. True sweet heart, but I pray thee be not angry with me▪ But give me leave a little while to move a question to thee. What is your name, and where do you dwell? Soft, there lay a straw, that will I not tell. Alas poor Attilia, what means he by this? If I stay with him long, my mistress Victoria her servant will miss. About your business good Sir, I pray you get you away: I purpose not to tell you my name this day. Be not so strange fair Lady, I know your name very well, And the name of your mistress, and the place where you dwell. If you do, much good do it you, I can tarry no longer:
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¶Basilus Codpéece for an olde Manus, You shall not haue her at rack and maunger I trowe: Somwhat by this for mine owne proportion I knowe. When two bones are at strife for a dog, it is commonly séen: That the third comes and takes it, and wipes their mouthes cléen. I mean as you sée mée in this braualitie: To be a suter to Victoria with all profigalitie. I brought Butter and Chéese hether to vittaile the Camp a great while: Many times I would nick them of their measure, and the Soldiers beguile. Like a crafty knaue, by this meanes I got so much gain: That I bought this apparell of a Captain that was slain. And wearing the same abroad as you sée: The Soldiers all the town ouer, make a Captain of mée. One calles mée Captain Chéese, an other Captain Crust: An other braue Crack-stone, take which name ye lust. The Gentlemen are euery one glad of my company: Because I haue such a wilde worme in my hed, as makes them all mery. The women they loue mée, Victoria is chéefe: But shée hath béen somwhat strange of late, therfore to be bréefe, I thought some strawes were in the pad, that shée lookt so coy: But now haue at her again, with a fresh hed in my toy. I will first vnderproyn Sir Fedele his minde to vnderstand: Sée good luck, his Schoolmaister and her Maid are at hand. As bothe of them fréendly togither doo walke: I will sneke into a corner and hearken to their talke. I Pray you maister Schoolmaister let me be gone: I haue haste on my way, Ile be at home again anone. ¶Swéet hart and bag pudding goe you so swiftly? Haue with you then, doo ye lack any company? ¶In faith Sir no. ¶I pray you tell me one thing before you parte, I think you be somwhat wetherwise by your arte. Doo you knowe me by acqaintance, or gesse you by aime? That you hit so right on my office in stead of my name? ¶I haue séen you before if I am not beguilde: You haue béen Schoolmaister to maister Fedele euer since he was a childe. ¶True swéet hart, but I pray thée be not angry with mée▪ But giue me leaue a little while to mooue a question to thée. What is your name, and where doo you dwell? ¶Softe, there lay a strawe, that will I not tell. Alas poor Attilia, what meanes he by this? If I stay with him long, my mistres Victoria her seruant wil misse. About your busines good Sir, I pray you get you away: I purpose not to tell you my name this day. ¶Be not so strange faire Lady, I knowe your name very well, And the name of your mistres, and the place where you dwell. ¶If you doo, much good doo it you, I can tary no longer: