Fedele and Fortunia (Two Italian Gentlemen) · chunk 3 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 T49 Wooing a mistress: suitors, go-betweens · 490 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T49: mistress, gentleman, love, lady, woman, pray, gentlewoman, hear, honest, way.
Then I perceive I shall be driven to try who is the stronger. I shall tell you one thing if it please you to stay: Speak your mind quickly, a word and away, be not angry I beseech you, to hear that is true, You are the fairest Creature that ever I did view. What follows of this? I like you, and love you, before all the Creatures that ever I knew, What ill luck is this? I see nothing that makes me to love and like you. You might if you tried me, for I come of the siniters: Great barkers are none of the greatest biters. Good mistress Attilia, because you have haste: I will talk with you more, when your business is past. If I can be spared from my Master so long, soon at night: I will resort to your house, and lay my meaning wide open before your sight. Farewell Sir Pedante, look you be not too quick: What a drunken wooer am I that gave her never a lick, This falls out pat for my Master Fedele, and comes in the nick. By cogging and counterfeiting love, as you see: If Attilia be so mad, as to like and love me, By her all the juggling of her mistress I shall know: And find whether any new comers, have set my Master beside the cushion or no. This is as excrement for my proposition as can be desired, Soon at night like the Schoolmaster will I be attired. First come, first served, if the maid be so friendly to let me in: Then Sa Sa Sa, the battle will begin. With that Magnaniminstrelsy and mercy, that in me doth flow: I'll make a conflict of the Mistress, and let the maid go. Farewell silly Schoolmaster. this Injunction is not found in his Adverb I trow. These tidings willbe joyful to my master I am sure, Who for love of Victoria suffers many a sharp shower: lo where he comes walking by himself alone, With his head full of thoughts, and his heart full of moan. Rouse up your wits Sir, what are you asleep? Never be so base minded to a woman to creep. See, see, your cap on your head, good manners forgot, Now you are come to your own swinge, you know me not. do your duty to your master, good nurture is best: In via virtutis non progredi, regredi est. Alas my care so closeth up my sight: That all is lost, wherein I should delight. You know that it may be said of me, which was said of Ulysses, Multorum hominum mores qui vidit et urbes. Therefore if you desire me your cares to relieve: The best counsel I can, to you I will give. You know Victoria is the cause of all my secret smart: Victoria's beauty is the worm, that gnaws me to the heart. What counsel now?
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¶Then I perceiue I shall be driuen to try who is the stronger. I shall tell you one thing if it please you to stay: ¶Speak your minde quickly, a woord and away, ¶Bee not angry I beséech you, to hear that is true, You are the fairest Creature that euer I did view. ¶What followes of this? ¶I like you, and looue you, before all the Creatures that euer I knew, ¶What ill luck is this? I sée nothing that makes me to loue and like you. ¶You might if you tride me, for I come of the siniters: ¶Great barkers are none of the greatest biters. ¶Good mistres Attilia, because you haue haste: I will talke with you more, when your busines is past. If I can be spared from my Maister so long, soon at night: I will resorte to your house, and lay my meaning wide open before your sight. ¶Farwel Sir Pedante, look you be not too quick: ¶What a drunken wooer am I that gaue her neuer a licke, This falles out pat for my Maister Fedele, and comes in the nick. By cogging and counterfaiting looue, as you sée: If Attilia be so mad, as to like and looue mée, By her all the Iugling ofher mistres I shall knowe: And finde whether any new cōmers, have set my Maister beside the cushin or no. ¶This is as excrement for my proposition as can be desirde, Soon at night like the Schoolmaister will I be attirde. First come, first seru'd, if the maid be so fréendly to let mée in: Then Sa Sa Sa, the battaile will beginne. With that Magnaniminstrelsie and mercy, that in mée dooth floe: Ile make a conflict of the Mistres, and let the maid goe. Farewell seely Schoolmaister. this Iniunction is not found in his Aduerb I trowe▪ ¶These tidings wilbe ioyfull to my maister I am sure, Who for loue of Victoria suffers many a sharp shower: Loe where he comes walking by him selfe alone, With his head full of thoughts, and his hart full of mone. Rowse vp your wittes Sir, what are you a sléep? Neuer be so base minded to a woman to créep. Sée, sée, your cap on your head, good manners forgot, Now you are come to your owne swinge, you knowe me not. Doo your dutie to your maister, good nurture is best: In via virtutis non progredi, regredi est. ¶Alas my care so closeth vp my sight: That all is lost, wherin I should delight. ¶You knowe that it may be said of me, which was said of Vlisses, Multorum hominum mores qui vidit et vrbes. Therfore if you desire mée your cares to reléeue: The best counsell I can, to you I will giue. ¶You knowe Victoria is the cause of all my secret smart: Victoriaes beautie is the worme, that gnawes me to the hart. What counsaile now?