2 Henry the Sixth (The First Part of the Contention betwixt the Two Famous Houses of York and Lancaster) · chunk 26 of 32
Anonymous / Marlowe, Christopher / Shakespeare, William · published 1600 · first performed or written c.1590 (Annals) history · Pembroke's Men (?) T10 England and France: war, embassy and pea typicality 0.81 · 498 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T10: france, french, england, king, lord, english, edward, talbot, peace, lords.
My Lord, there's an Army gathered together Into Smithfield. Come then, let's go fight with them, But first go on and set London bridge on fire: And if you can, burn down the Tower too, Come let's away. So sirs, now go some and pull down the Sanoy, Others to the Inns of the court, down with them all. I have a suit unto your Lordship. Be it a lordship Dick, and thou shalt have it For that word. That we may go burn all the Records, And that all writing may be put down, And nothing used but the score and the tally. Dick it shall be so, and henceforward all thing shallbe in common, and in Cheapside shall my palfrey go to grass. Why ist not a miserable thing, that of the skin of an innocent lamb, should parchment be made, and then with a little blotting over with ink, a man should undo himself? Some says 'tis the bees that sting but I say, 'tis their wax, for I am sure I never sealed to any thing but once, and I was never mine own man since. But when shall we take up those commodities Which you told us of? Mary he that will lustily stand to it, Shall go with me and take up these commodities following: Item, a gown, a kirtle, a petticoat and a smock. My Lord, a prize, a prize, here's the Lord Say, Which sold the towns in France. Come hither thou Say, thou George, thou buckrum lord, What answer canst thou make unto my mightiness, For delivering up the towns in France to monsieur buss mine cue the Dolphin of France? And more than so, thou hast most traitorously erected a grammar school, to infect the youth of the realm, & against the king's Crown and dignity, thou hasl built up a paper-mil, nay it will be said to thy face, that thou keep'st men in thy house that daily reads of books with red letters, and talks of a Noun and a Verb, and such abominable words, as no christian care is able to endure it: and besides all that, thou hast appointed certain justices of peace in every shire to hang honest men that steal for their living, and because they could not read, thou hast hung them up: only for which cause they were most worthy to live: thou ride on a foothcloth, dost thou not? Yes, what of that? Mary I say thou oughtest not to let thy horse wear a cloak, when an honester man than thyself goes in his hose and doublet. You men of Kent. Kent what of Kent? Nothing but terra bona. Bonum terum, sounds what's that? He speaks French. No, 'tis Dutch. No, 'tis Outtalian, I know it well enough. Kent, in the Commentaries Caesar wrote, Termed it the ciuilest place of all this land, Then noble countrymen, hear me but speak, I sold not France, I lost not Normandy.
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My Lord, theres an Army gathered togither Into Smithfield. Come then, lets go fight with them, But firſt go on and ſet London bridge on fire: And if you can, burne downe the Tower too, Come lets away. So ſirs, now go ſome and pull downe the Sanoy, Others to the Innes of the court, downe with them all. I haue a ſute vnto your Lordſhip. Be it a lordſhip Dicke, and thou ſhalt haue it For that word. That we may go burne all the Records, And that all writing may be put downe, And nothing vſde but the ſcore and the tally. Dick it ſhall be ſo, and henceforward al thing ſhalbe in common, and in Cheapſide ſhall my palphrey go to graſſe. Why iſt not a miſerable thing, that of the skin of an innocent lamb, ſhould parchment be made, and then with a litle blotting ouer with inke, a man ſhould vndo himſelfe? Some ſaies tis the bees that ſting but I ſay, tis their wax, for I am ſure I neuer ſeald to any thing but once, and I was neuer mine owne man ſince. But when ſhall we take vp thoſe commodities Which you told vs of? Mary he that wil luſtily ſtand to it, Shall go with me and take vp theſe commodities following: Item, a gowne, a kirtle, a peticote and a ſmocke. My Lord, a prize, a prize, heres the Lord Say, Which ſold the townes in France. Come hither thou Say, thou George, thou buckrum lord, What anſwer canſt thou make vnto my mightines, For deliuering vp the townes in France to Monſier buſſe mine cue the Dolphin of France? And more thē ſo, thou haſt moſt traiterouſly erected a grammer ſchool, to infect the youth of the realm, & againſt the kings Crowne and dignitie, thou haſl built vp a paper-mil, nay it wil be ſaid to thy face, that thou keepſt men in thy houſe that daily reades of bookes with red letters, and talkes of a Nowne and a Verb, and ſuch abominable words, as no chriſtian care is able to indure it: and beſides al that, thou haſt appointed certain iuſtices of peace in euery ſhire to hang honeſt men that ſteal for their liuing, and becauſe they could not reade, thou haſt hung them vp: onely for which cauſe they were moſt worthy to liue: thou rideſt on a foothcloth, doſt thou not? Yes, what of that? Mary I ſay thou oughteſt not to let thy horſe weare a cloake, when an honeſter man then thy ſelfe goes in his hoſe and dublet. You men of Kent. Kent what of Kent? Nothing but terra bona. Bonum terum, ſounds whats that? He ſpeakes French. No, tis Dutch. No, tis Outtalian, I know it well inough. Kent, in the Commentaries Caeſar wrote, Termd it the ciuil ſt place of al this land, Then noble country-men, heare me but ſpeake, I ſold not France, I loſt not Normandie.