Peele, George · published 1595 · first performed or written 1590 [c.1588-1594] (Annals) romance · Queen Elizabeth's Men unassigned nearest T13 Knights, squires and ladies · 511 words
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Why Iack that is impossible, he was a young man. Ah master, so he deceived them that beheld him: but he was a miserable, old, and crooked man; though to each man's eye he seemed young and fresh, for master; this conjuror took the shape of the old man that kept the cross: and that old man was in the likeness of the conjuror. But now master wind your horn. Welcome Erestus, welcome fair Venelia, Welcome Thelea, and Kalepha both, Now have I her that I so long have sought, So saith fair Delia, if we have your consent. Valiant Eumenides thou well deservest To have our favours: so let us rejoice, That by thy means we are at liberty. Here may we joy each in others sight, And this fair Lady have her wandering knight. So master, now ye think you have done: but I must have a saying to you; you know you and I were partners, I to have half in all you got. Why so thou shalt Iack. Why then master draw your sword, part your Lady, let me have halfe of her presently. Why I hope Iack thou dost but jest, I promised thee half I got, but not half my Lady. But what else master, have you not gotten her, therefore divide her straight, for I will have half there is no remedy. Well ere I will falsify my word unto my friend, take her all, here Iack i'll give her thee. Nay neither more nor less Master, but even just half. Before I will falsify my faith unto my friend, I will divide her, Jack thou shalt have half. Be not so cruel unto our sister gentle Knight. O spare fair Delia she deserves no death. Content yourselves, my word is passed to him, therefore prepare thyself Delia for thou must die. Then farewell world, adieu Eumenides. Stay Master, it is sufficient I have tried your constancy: Do you now remember since you paid for the burying of a poor fellow. I very well Jack. Then Master thank that good deed, for this good turn, and so God be with you all. Jack what art thou gone? Then farewell Jack. Come brothers and my beauteous Delia, Erestus and thy dear Venelia: We will to Thessalie with joyful hearts. Agreed, we follow thee and Delia. What Gammer, asleep? By the Mass son 'tis almost day, and my windows shuts at the cock's crow. do you hear Gammer, methinks this Jack bore a great sway amongst them. O man, this was the ghost of the poor man, that they kept such a coil to bury, & that makes him to help the wandering knight so much: But come let us in, we will have a cup of ale and a tossed this morning and so depart. Then you have made an end of your tale Gammer? Yes faith: When this was done I took a piece of bread and cheese, and came my way, and so shall you have too before you go, to your breakfast.
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Why Iack that is impossible, he was a young man. Ah maister, so he deceiued them that beheld him: but hee was a miserable, old, and crooked man; though to each mans eye he seemed young and fresh, for maister; this Coniurer tooke the shape of the olde man that kept the crosse: and that olde man was in the likenesse of the Coniurer. But nowe maister winde your horne. Welcome Erestus, welcome faire Venelia, Welcome Thelea, and Kalepha both, Now haue I her that I so long haue sought, So saith faire Delia, if we haue your consent. Valiant Eumenides thou well deseruest To haue our fauours: so let vs reioyce, That by thy meanes we are at libertie. Heere may we ioy each in others sight, And this faire Lady haue her wandring knight. So maister, nowe yee thinke you haue done: but I must haue a saying to you; you know you and I were partners, I to haue halfe in all you got. Why so thou shalt Iack. Why then maister draw your sworde, part your Lady, let mee haue halfe of her presently. Why I hope Iack thou doost but iest, I promist thee halfe I got, but not halfe my Lady. But what else maister, haue you not gotten her, therefore deuide her straight, for I will haue halfe there is no remedie. Well ere I will falsifie my worde vnto my friend, take her all, heere Iack ile giue her thee. Nay neither more nor lesse Maister, but euen iust halfe. Before I will falsifie my faith vnto my friend, I will diuide hir, Iacke thou shalt haue halfe. Bee not so cruell vnto our sister gentle Knight. O spare faire Delia shee deserues no death. Content your selues, my word is past to him, therefore prepare thy selfe Delya for thou must die. Then farewell worlde, adew Eumenides. Stay Master, it is sufficient I haue tride your constancie: Do you now remember since you paid for the burying of a poore fellow. I very well Iacke. Then Master thanke that good deed, for this good turne, and so God be with you all. Iacke what art thou gone? Then farewell Iacke. Come brothers and my beauteous Delya, Erestus and thy deare Venelia: We will to Thessalie with ioyfull hearts. Agreed, we follow thee and Delya. What Gammer, a sleepe? By the Mas sonne tis almost day, and my windowes shuts at the Cocks crow. Doo you heare Gammer, mee thinkes this Iacke bore a great sway amongst them. O man, this was the ghost of the poore man, that they kept such a coyle to burie, & that makes him to help the wandring knight so much: But come let vs in, we will haue a cup of ale and a tost this morning and so depart. Then you haue made an end of your tale Gammer? Yes faith: When this was done I tooke a peece of bread and cheese, and came my way, and so shall you haue too before you goe, to your breakefast.