Fedele and Fortunia (Two Italian Gentlemen) · chunk 20 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 · 490 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T41: master, house, door, iohn, old, mistress, basket, lord, gentleman, ick.
Stay Sir, be ruled by me, O delicate Victoria so long as I live, For this entertainment, great thanks will I give. The remembrance of the sweetness of this night so well passed, Will feed me with honey while my life doth last. A villain, let me go Fedele, let me go I say: I will revenge this injury before he get away. Not so, for raising of a tumult in the street so late, And troubling of the watch that stand armed at every gate. Out strumpet, I will make thee now a mirror to this town, A pointing stock to every one that passeth up and down. How will you be revenged? By sword, and sheath it in her breast, Be not too swift to serve her so, I think it were not best. And why? Because that if you kill her, than yourself you do defame, Discredit her, and put her house, and kindred unto shame. Thus you shall ever walk in fear of those you never saw, Besides, her friends will trip at you, by danger of the law. How shall I be revenged then? Give her a Fico out of hand, So should I scape, but the revenge in little stead would stand. For she should die, and none should know the villainy she did, But every tongue ere long shall talk of that, that I have spied. Some other way I will devise, Do so, for I'll be gone. And I will see what this Victoria saith to me anon, Who is there within? Mistress, behold Fortunio. I come to him, welcome good Sir. Out Hypocrite, no, no, How do you like your other love? I like of none, but you. Tush, hold your peace, I had as live you told me that it snew. even now came one out of thy house, who bidding thee farewell, Triumphed of thy courtesy, and said it did excel. Come hither maid, what have you done? tell me, why do you weep? 'tis no matter mistress, you think I let in my companions when you are a sleep. But seeing you have no better confidence in me, Pay me my wages, I'll be gone, your servant no longer will I be. Seeing you go about, me so much to disgrace, Provide for yourself, I can have more wages in another place. Peace peevish fool, I think not so, yet let me ask I pray, Because to slander me, you hear what Fortunio doth say. I force not what he saith, I know my conscience to be clear, And so is mine, although so stoutly he reprove me here. Then had I neither listening ears to hear, nor eyes to see, sith they fail not, I'll credit them, and give no heed to thee. But trust to it, and look for it, thou shalt repent at last, That ere thou bleared'st Fortunio's sight with such a juggling cast.
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¶Stay Sir, be ruled by me, ¶O delicate Victoria so long as I liue, For this entertainement, great thankes will I giue. The remembrance of the swéetenesse of this night so well past, Will féede me with hony whyle my life doeth last. ¶A villane, let me goe Fedele, let me goe I say: I will reuenge this iniurie before he get away. ¶Not so, for raising of a tumult in the stréete so late, And troubling of the watche that stande armed at euery gate. ¶Out strumpet, I will make thée now a mirror to this towne, A pointing stocke to euery one that passeth vp and downe. ¶How will you be reuenged? ¶By sworde, and sheathe it in her breste, ¶Be not too swift to serue her so, I thinke it were not beste. ¶And why? ¶Because that if you kill her, then your selfe you doe defame, Discredite her, and put her house, and kindred vnto shame. Thus you shall euer walke in feare of those you neuer sawe, Besides, her friendes will trippe at you, by danger of the lawe. ¶How shall I be reuenged then? ¶Giue her a Fico out of hande, ¶So should I scape, but the reuenge in little stéede would stande. For she should die, and none should know the villainie she did, But euery tong ere long shall talke of that, that I haue spide. Some other way I will deuise, ¶Doe so, for I'le be gone. ¶And I will sée what this Victoria saith to me anon, Who is there within? ¶Mistresse, beholde Fortunio. ¶I come to him, welcome good Sir. ¶Out Hipocrite, no, no, How do you like your other loue? ¶I like of none, but you. ¶Tush, holde your peace, I had as liue you tolde me that it snew. Euen now came one out of thy house, who bidding thée farewell, Triumphed of thy courtesie, and said it did excell. ¶Come hither mayde, what haue you done? tell me, why doe you wéepe? ¶T'is no matter mistresse, you thinke I let in my companions when you are a sléepe. ¶But séeing you haue no better confidence in me, Pay me my wages, I'le be gone, your seruant no longer will I be. Séeing you goe about, me so much to disgrace, Prouide for your selfe, I can haue more wages in another place. ¶Peace péeuish foole, I thinke not so, yet let me aske I pray, Because to slaunder me, you heare what Fortunio doeth say. ¶I force not what he saith, I know my conscience to be cleare, ¶And so is mine, although so stoutly he reproue me heer. ¶Then had I neither listning eares to heare, nor eyes to sée, Sithe they faile not, I'le credite them, and giue no héede to thée. But trust to it, and looke for it, thou shalt repent at last, That ere thou bleard'st Fortunioes sighte with such a iugling cast.