Fedele and Fortunia (Two Italian Gentlemen) · chunk 22 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 · 508 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T49: mistress, gentleman, love, lady, woman, pray, gentlewoman, hear, honest, way.
Neither am I importunate, to wring it out of thee, Yet must I crave thee now, to show thyself a friend to me. Wherein? Even in the love that I to fair Virginia bear. I doubt it is too hard a task, she loves Fedele so, That she by no means can be won, Fedele to forego. Yet do thy best, to move my suit. The best I can I will, And ransack every corner of my wits to show my skill. Either it must be done by craft, or Magic, which you please, By Craft, or Magic, which you list, so I may purchase ease. Sir, first by deceit I'll try how I can bring the same about, If shifts do fail, Enchanted herbs shall put you out of doubt. I will unto her lodging straight, and stay your coming there, Within an hour or half, to follow, see you do not fear. I'll tell her that I mean to bring Fedele to her bed, When lights are out, and sleep is crept into her father's head. When you are in and half unbraced, a tumult will I make, And call her father up, you in her chamber there to take. You know age will suspect the worst, and when he sees you so, Will force you then to marry her, whether she will or no. Besides, when that the brute here of is blown in every place, Fedele and all other suitors, will forsake the chase. lo, thus by subtlety you shall possess the dame you craved, And yet by me when all is told, her honour shall be saved. This is as well as can be wished, depart I pray thee straight. I go, forget not you to come. Upon thee will I weight. See where Fedele comes, because he shall not me suspect, I will avoid the streets a while, that nothing me detect. And is it so Pedante? It is as I tell ye. Attilia told me, that her mistress had made a request, To Crack-stone, to sheath his sword in your breast. Besides I go as you know, disguised to the house for another intent, I saw him come thence, bragging what he would do, in the streets as he went. Alas poor soul, I know he dare scarce look a fly in the face, But seest thou this? I will provide my Captain to disgrace. Come on my friends, go you and set this net at the Lanes end, For when he comes, my sword upon this Gallant will I bend. And cry aloud arm, arm, as though our enemies had the wall, He hearing this, will take his heels and let his anger fall. We will pursue him so, that we will drive him to the net, When he is in, pull you the cords, for that same purpose set. And make him fast, then will we lead him hampered in the same, With mirth and glee about the town, to put him to the shame. Go set it up.
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¶Neither am I importunate, to wring it out of thée, Yet must I craue thée now, to showe thy selfe a friend to mée. ¶Wherein? ¶Euen in the loue that I to faire Virginia beare. ¶I doubte it is too harde a taske, she loues Fedele so, That she by no meanes can be wonne, Fedele to forgo. ¶Yet doe thy best, to moue my sute. ¶The best I can I will, And ransacke euery corner of my wittes to shewe my skill. Either it must be done by crafte, or Magicke, which you please, ¶By Crafte, or Magicke, which you liste, so I may purchase ease. ¶Sir, first by deceit I'le trie how I can bring the same about, If shiftes doe faile, Enchaunted herbes shall put you out of doubt. I will vnto her lodging straight, and stay your comming there, Within an houre or halfe, to followe, sée you doe not feare. I'le tell her that I meane to bring Fedele to her bed, When lightes are out, and sléepe is crept into her fathers head. When you are in and halfe vnbraste, a tumult will I make, And call her father vp, you in her chamber there to take. You know age will suspect the worst, and when he sées you so, Will force you then to marrie her, whether shée will or no. Besides, when that the brute heer of is blowen in euery place, Fedele and all other suters, will forsake the chace. Loe, thus by subtiltie you shall possesse the dame you crau'de, And yet by me when all is tolde, her honour shall be sau'de. ¶This is as well as can be wishte, depart I pray thée straight. ¶I goe, forget not you to come. ¶Upon thée will I waighte. Sée where Fedele comes, because he shall not me suspecte, I will auoyde the stréetes a while, that nothing me detecte. ¶And is it so Pedante? ¶It is as I tell ye. Attilia tolde me, that her mistresse had made a request, To Crack-stone, to sheathe his sworde in your brest. Besides I goe as you knowe, disguised to the house for an other intent, I sawe him come thence, bragging what he would doe, in the stréetes as he went. ¶Alas poore soule, I know he dare scarce looke a flye in the face, But séest thou this? I will prouide my Captaine to disgrace. Come on my friendes, goe you and set this net at the Lanes end, For when he comes, my sworde vpon this Gallant will I bend. And crye aloude arme, arme, as though our enemies had the wall, He hearing this, will take his héeles and let his anger fall. We will pursue him so, that we will driue him to the net, When he is in, pull you the cordes, for that same purpose set. And make him fast, then will we leade him hampred in the same, With mirth and glée about the towne, to put him to the shame. Goe set it vp.