The Beauty and Good Properties of Women (Calisto and Melebea) (Celestina) · chunk 15 of 18
Rastell, John · published 1525 · first performed or written 1527 [c.1527-1530] (Annals) not in BritDrama T13 Knights, squires and ladies typicality 0.77 · 498 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T13: knight, raph, lady, knights, george, master, squire, rafe, pray, god.
Fair damsel to the be hesth & grace For if this knight & ye were aquap●…tyd both two ye would not judge him the man that ye do By god & by my soul in him is no malyncoly with grace indewid in freedom as alexandre In strength as hectour in countenance merry Gracious/ envy in him reigned never Of noble blood as thou knowest/ & if ye ●…uer Saw him armed he seemeth a saint george Rather than to be made in nature forge An angel thou wouldest judge him I make avow The gentle narciso was never so fair That was enamoured on his own shadow wherefore fair maid let thy pity repair Let mercy be thy mother & thou her heir This knight whom I come for never seasyth But crieth out of pain that still encresyth How long time I pray the hath it holden him I think he be. xxiiii. years of age I saw him born & holp for to fold him I demand the not thereof thine answer assuage I ask the how long in this painful rage He hath lain/ of truth fair maydyn as he says He hath be in this agony this. viii. days But he seemeth he had lain this. vii. year O how it grieveth me the ill of my patient Knowing his agony & thy innocency here Unto mine anger thou hast made resistens wherefore thy demand I grant in recompens Have here my girdle the prayer is not ready To morrow it shallbe/ come again secretly And mother of these word passed between us Show vothing thereof unto this knight Lest he would report me cruel & furious I trust thee/ now be true for thougte be light I marvel greatly thou dost me so atwyght Of the doubt that thou hast of my secretness As secret as thyself I shall be dowteles And to calisto with this girdle celestina Shall go and his ledy heart make hole & light For gabriell to our lady with ave maria Came never gladder than I shall to this knight Calisto how wilt thou now sit up right I have showed thy water to thy physician Comfort thyself the field is half won Mother he is much beholdyn unto the Fair maydyn for the mercy thou hast done to us This k●…yght & I both thy bedfolkis shall be Mother if need be I will do more than thus It shallbe needful to do so/ & righteous For this thus begun must nediss have an end which never can be without ye condescend well mother to morrow is a new day I shall perform that I have you promised Show to this seek knight in all that I may Bid him be bold in all things honest And though he to me as yet be but a gest If my word or deed his holth may support I shall not fail and thus bid him take comfort
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Fayre damsell to the be hesth & grace For yf this knyght & ye were aquaptyd both two ye wold not iudge him the man that ye do ¶ By god & by my soule in him is no malyncoly with grace indewid in fredome as alexandre In strength as hectour in countenaunce mery Gracious / enuy iu him reynyd neuer Of noble blod as thou knowyst / & yf ye uer Saw him armyd he semeth a seynt george Rather than to be made in nature forge ¶ An angell thou woldist iudge him I make auow The gentyll narciso was neuer so fayre That was ināmoryd on his own shadow wherfore fayre mayde let thy pyte repayre Let mercy be thy mother & thou her heyre This knyght whom I come for neuer seasyth But cryeth out of payn that styll encresyth ¶ How long tyme I pray the hath it holdyn hym I thynk he be. xxiiii. yeres of age I saw hym born & holpe for to fold hym I demaund the not therof thyne answer aswage I ask the how long in this paynfull rage He hath leyn / of trewth fayr maydyn as he says He hath be in this agony this. viii. days ¶ But he semyth he had leyn this. vii. yere O how it greuyth me the il of my pacyent Knowyng his agony & thy innocency here Unto myne anger thou hast made resistens wherfore thy demaund I graunt in recompens Haue here my gyrdyll the prayer is not redy To morow it shalbe / come agayn secretly ¶ And moder of these worde passyd betwene vs Shew uothyng therof vnto this knyght Lest he wold report me cruell & furyous I trust the / now be trew for thougte be lyght I meruell gretly thou dost me so atwyght Of the dout that thou hast of my secretnes As secret as thy self I shall be dowteles ¶ And to calisto wt this gyrdle celestina Shall go and his ledy hart make hole & lyght For gabriell to our lady wt aue maria Came neuer gladder than I shall to this knyght Calisto how wylt thou now syt vp ryght I haue shewid thy water to thy phesycyon Comfort thy self the feld is half won ¶ Moder he is much beholdyn vnto the Fayr maydyn for the mercy thou hast done to vs This kyght & I both thy bedfolkis shall be Moder yf nede be I wyll do more than thus It shalbe nedefull to do so / & ryghteous For this thus begon must nedis haue an ende which neuer can be wtout ye condescend ¶ well mother to morow is a new day I shall performe that I haue you promest Shew to this seke knyght in all that I may Byd him be bold in all thyngis honest And though he to me as yet be but a gest If my word or dede his holth may support I shall not fayle and thus byd him take comfort