Greene, Robert · published 1594 · first performed or written 1589 [1586-1590] (Annals) comedy · Queen Elizabeth's Men T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour typicality 0.67 · 493 words
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I tell thee Monarch, all the German Peers Can not afford thy entertainmentsuch, So royal and so full of Majesty, As Bacon will present to Frederick, The Basest waiter that attends thy cups, Shall be in honours greater than thyself: And for thy cates rich Alexandria drugs, Fetched by Caravels from Egypt's richest straits: Found in the wealthy strand of Africa, Shall royalize the table of my king, Wines richer than the Gyptian courtesan, Quaft to Augustus kingly countermatch, shallbe caroused in English Henry's feasts: Candie shall yield the richest of her canes, Persia down her volga by Canoes, Send down the secrets of her spicery. The Afrique Dates mirab les of Spain, Conserves, and Suckets from Tiberias, Cates from Iudea choicer than the lamp That fired Rome with sparks of gluttony, Shall bewtifie the board for Frederick, And therefore grudge not at a friars feast. Come frolic keeper of our liege's game, Whose table spread hath ever venison, And jacks of wines to welcome passengers, Know I am in love with jolly Margaret, That over-shines our damsels as the moon, Darkeneth the brightest sparkles of the night, In Laxfield here my land and living lies, I'll make thy daughter jointure of it all, So thou consent to give her to my wise, And I can spend five hundredth marks a year. I am the landlord keeper of thy holds, By copy all thy living lies in me. Laxfield did never see me raise my due, I will infeofe fair Margaret in all, So she will take her to a lusty squire. Now courteous gentls, if the Keeper's girl, Hath pleased the liking fancy of you both, And with her beauty hath subdued your thoughts, 'tis doubtful to decide the question. It joys me that such men of great esteem, Should lay their liking on this base estate, And that her state should grow so fortunate, To be a wife to meaner men than you. But sith such squires will stoop to keeper's fee, I will to avoid displeasure of you both, Call Margaret forth, and she shall make her choice, Content Keeper send hereunto us. Why Serlsby is thy wife so lately dead, Are all thy loves so lightly passed over, As thou canst wed before the year be out, I live not Lambert to content the dead, Nor was I wedded but for life to her, The graves ends and begins a married state. Peggy the lovely flower of all towns, Suffolks' fair Helen, and rich England's star, Whose beautietempered with her housewifry, Makes England talk of merry Frisingfield. I cannot trick it up with poesies, Nor paint my passions with comparisons, Nor tell a tall of Phoebus and his loves, But this believe me Laxfield here is mine, Of ancient rent seven hundred pounds a year, And if thou canst but love acountrie squire, I will enfeoff thee Margaret in all, I can not flatter, try me if thou please.
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I tell thee Monarch, all the Germane Peeres Could not aoord thy entertainmentſuch, So roiall and ſo full of Maieſtie, As Bacon will preſent to Fredericke, The Baſeſt waiter that attends thy cups, Shall be in honours greater than thy ſelfe: And for thy cates rich Alexandria drugges, Fetcht by Carueils from Aegypts richeſt ſtraights: Found in the wealthy ſtrond of Affrica, Shall royallize the table of my king, Wines richer than the Gyptian courtiſan, Quat to Auguſtus kingly countermatch, Shalbe carrowſt in gliſh Henries feaſts Candie ſhall yeeld the richeſt of her canes, Perſia downe her volga by Canows, Send dwn the ſecrets of her ſpicerie. The Africke Dates mirab les of Spaine, Conſerues, and Suckets from Tiberias, Cates from Iudea choiſer than the lampe That fiered Rome with ſparkes of gluttonie, Shall bewtiſie the board for Fredericke, And therfore grudge not at a friers feaſt. Come frolicke keeper of our lieges game, Whoſe table ſpred hath euer veniſon, And Iacks of wines to welcome paſſengers, Know I am in loue with iolly Margret, That ouer-ſhines our damſels as the moone, Darkneth the brighteſt ſparkles of the night, In Laxfield heere my land and liuing lies, Ile make thy daughter ioyter of it all, So thou conſent to giue her to my wiſe, And I can ſpend fiue hundreth markes a yeare. I am the lanlord keeper of thy holds, By coppie all thy liuing lies in me. Laxfield did neuer ſee me raiſe my due, I will infeofe faire Margret in all, So ſhe will take her to a luſtie ſquire. Now courteous gentls, if the Keepers girl, Hath pleaſed the lking fancie of you both, And with her beutie hath ſubdued your thoughts, Tis doubtfull to decide the queſtion. It ioyes me that ſuch men of great eſteeme, Should lay their liking on this baſe eſtate, And that her ſtate ſhould grow ſo fortunate, To be a wife to meaner men than you. But ſith ſuch ſquires will ſtoop to keepers fee, I will to auoid diſpleaſure of you both, Call Margret forth, and ſhe ſhall make her choiſe, Content Keeper ſend hrvnto vs. Why Serlsby is thy wife ſo lately dead, Are all thy loues ſo lightly paſſed ouer, As thou canſt wed before the yeare be out, I liue not Lambert to content the dead, Nor was I wedded but for life to her, The graues ends and begins a maried ſtate. Peggie the louelie ſlower of all townes, Suffolks faire Hellen, and rich Englands ſtar, Whoſe beautietempered with her huſwifrie, Maks England talke of merry Frſingield. I cannot tricke it vp with poeſies, Nor paint my paſsions with compariſons, Nor tell a tall of Phebus and his loues, But this beeleue me Laxfield here is mine, Of auncient rent ſeuen hundred pounds a yeare, And if thou canſt but loue acountrie ſquire, I wil infeoffe thee Margret in all, I can not flatter, trie me if thou pleaſe.