Fedele and Fortunia (Two Italian Gentlemen) · chunk 25 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 T8 Captains, gallants and cheats · 519 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T8: captain, master, money, gentleman, little, lieutenant, rogue, pray, minos, honest.
He rolls in his Rhetoric as an Ape in his tail, Wind and tide at commandment, he flies with full sail. So that thou seek all means thou canst, Victoria to deface, And blaze her in each company, and strike her in disgrace. I let thee go. Unhood me I pray, I am as weary of my carriage as a Dog of his day. Slack the cords there my masters, give him sea-room in haste, Close air is not wholesome for Gallants to taste. Now I begin to feel my heart by little & little rise out of my hose, Yet the scent of this water, is still in my nose. I think I am the perplexionablest man that lives at this day, For I would feign be revenged of Victoria, and I know not which way. Follow my counsel, and be ruled by me, Then shalt thou see Captain, what I'll do for thee. I'll teach thee a way, to cry quittance with her before it be long, And make her recant her chattering at window with another song. Gramercy Pediculus, thou art the comfortablest fellow that ever I did see, I think thou wast borne under some merry Planet, in the time of diversity. Now sith Victoria's name is like for ever to be lost, Further revenge I will not seek, as I to her did boast. Because that as myself unjustly served Virginia. So am I now justly requited by Victoria. Therefore Pedante go, and pardon of Virginia crave, And tell her that I will be hers, That's it she would have. But I beseech you Sir, tarry till the day be light, I am loath to go stumbling in the streets this night, Then till the morning let it rest, but early see thou rise, And do my message in the meekest sort thou canst devise. Mean while we'll home and take a sleep, for I am overwatched. Very well Sir, bear you the net after, I have some business with the Captain to be dispatched. Now master Captain come with me, for as soon as my master to bed I have brought, You shall see what a thing for you I have wrought. And because you have determined on Victoria to revenge your wrong, It must be done this night or never, time do not prolong. As her flattery this night, bring did you in bands, So this night I shall deliver her into your hands. Then let us away and ourselves provide, Thou knowest the proverb, nobody tarries for the tide. I Know Virginia loves Fedele best, Medusa likewise may be sent to flout: myself her favour never yet possessed, If none of these, yet all may make me doubt. How service should with bright triumphing face, Disperse the clouds, that put my joys to chase. Yet if Fedele be not liked alone, Or if Medusa of true promise be: Or fair Virginia will be moved by moan. If not all these, yet one may pleasure me. Therefore, to give the watch word I'll begin, Good luck, the door opens, I'll enter in.
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¶He rowles in his Retorike as an Ape in his tayle, Wynde and tide at commaundement, he flyes with full sayle. ¶So that thou séeke all meanes thou canst, Victoria to deface, And blaze her in eache company, and strike her in disgrace. I let thée goe. ¶Unhoode me I pray, I am as wearie of my cariage as a Dogge of his day. ¶Slacke the cordes there my masters, giue him sea-roome in haste, Close ayre is not holsome for Gallants to taste. ¶Now I beginne to féele my heart by little & little rise out of my hose, Yet the sente of this water, is still in my nose. I thinke I am the perplexionablest man that liues at this day, For I would faine be reuenged of Victoria, and I know not which way. ¶Follow my counsell, and be ruled by mée, Then shalt thou sée Captaine, what I'le doe for thée. I'le teache thée a way, to crye quittance with her before it be long, And make her recant her chatering at window with an other song. ¶Gramercy Pediculus, thou art the comfortablest fellowe that euer I did sée, I thinke thou wast borne vnder some merry Planet, in the time of diuersitie. ¶Now sith Victoriaes name is like for euer to be lost, Further reuenge I will not séeke, as I to her did boste. Because that as my selfe vniustly seru'd Virginia. So am I now iustly requited by Victoria. Therefore Pedante goe, and pardon of Virginia craue, And tell her that I will be hers, ¶That's it she would haue. But I beséech you Sir, tarry till the day be light, I am loth to goe stumbling in the stréetes this night, ¶Then till the morning let it rest, but early sée thou rise, And doe my message in the méekest sort thou canst deuise. Meane whyle wée'le home and take a sléepe, for I am ouer-watcht. ¶Uery well Sir, beare you the net after, I haue some businesse with the Captaine to be dispatcht. Now maister Captaine come with me, for as soone as my maister to bed I haue brought, You shall sée what a thing for you I haue wrought. And because you haue determined on Victoria to reuenge your wrōg, It must be done this night or neuer, time doe not prolong. As her flatterie this night, bring did you in bandes, So this night I shall deliuer her into your handes. ¶Then let vs away and our selues prouide, Thou knowest the paruerbe, no body taries for the tide. I Knowe Virginia loues Fedele best, Medusa likewise may be sent to flowte: My selfe her fauour neuer yet possest, If none of these, yet all may make me doubte. How seruice should with bright triumphing face, Disperse the cloudes, that put my ioyes to chace. Yet if Fedele be not lik'te alone, Or if Medusa of true promise be: Or faire Virginia will be mou'de by mone. If not all these, yet one may pleasure me. Therefore, to giue the watch woord I'le beginne, Good lucke, the doore opens, I'le enter in.