Anonymous · published 1596 · first performed or written 1594 [Oct 23] (Annals) tragicomedy · Admiral's (Nottingham's) Men unassigned nearest T6 Money, debt and credit · 502 words
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Unbend thy musket soldier in the lock. Press me his thumbs, and make the slave confess, O I confess Lelio was shipped at our crane this night, My master Brishio took him in, I agreed with the shipmaster, made clcane his shoes, And so laid him in the rope of our crane, And let him down into the ship; And he is gone into the Florentine camp. So now let him loose, the truth apparent is. Marchetto, go prosecute the Senate's will, Attach Lord Brishio, seize upon his goods, Come break up the door. Soft gentle friend, a word or two with you, From whence proceed these troubles that arise? For young Sempronios death, my honest friend. Why gentle sir, is young Sempronio dead? Why doubts thou that, I tell thee I have sought and found it so. Where was he buried? Why Sepheards brought me tidings of his death Some ravenous beast did seize him for his pray. And what hast thou lost or gotten by his death? I have annual rents two thousand pounds, The worth in plate of twice so many more, A few such breakfasts friend, would make me rich, I'll tell thee, every day throughout the year, I'll lose a kinsman to possess so much. Than not for love thou bearest Sempronio, But for a colour of thy honest mind, Thou dost pursue Lord Lelio in this sort. A fool were I so to accuse myself, Think like a worldly man, that so it is, And so it is in deed, who longeth to be rich, Let him forget God but for a dozen years, He shall be rich, well landed, stout, and brave. Wipe out that water from thy eyes my friend. What aileth me? Why thou art blind and canst not see. Thou wilt not make me mad, I'll take my spectacles Tush they avail thee not, for thou art blind in deed, Look in thy heart and find an honest thought, Then will I say thy eyes are perfect clear, Look in thy conscience, find it not corrupt, Then thou shalt see without thy spectacles. Away, thou art a knave I say, tempt me not. Yes, but thou art an arrant covetous knave, for all mine uncle. 'tis true my Lord, I favoured Lelios' flight, My love hath crossed the rigour of your laws. Did you foreknow the penalty my Lord, That dooms you banishment and loss of goods. All this I knew, but none of this I fear, True friendship lighteneth all these burdenous harm If Lelio be escaped I fear no wants, My exile to me is liberty, Go fruits of nature, I will leave you here, Go toward children, thrive among my friends, Glut you with my excess of Vanities, Feed your unclean desires by spoiling me, I wreak them not, so Lelio live to me. Not irksome age, not limbs with sickness tired, Nor you my sons, nor all my other friends, Not fortune nor entreat shall keep me back.
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Vnbend thy musket ſouldier in the locke. Preſſe me his thumbes, and make the ſlaue confeſſe, O I confeſſe Lelio was ſhipt at our crane this night, My maſter Briſhio tooke him in, I agreed with the ſhipmaſter, made clcane his ſhooes, And ſo laide him in the rope of our crane, And let him downe into the ſhip; And he is gone into the Florentine campe. So now let him looſe, the truth apparant is. Marchetto, go proſecute the Senates will, Attach Lord Briſhio, ſeize vpon his goods, Come breake vp the doore. Soft gentle friend, a word or two with you, From whence proceed theſe troubles that ariſe? For yong Sempronios death, my honeſt friend. VVhy gentle ſir, is young Sempronio dead? VVhy doubts thou that, I tell thee I haue ſought and found it ſo. VVhere was he buried? VVhy Sepheards brought me tidings of his death Some rauenous beaſt did ſeize him for his praie. And what haſt thou loſt or gotten by his death? I haue annuall rents two thouſand pounds, The worth in plate of twice ſo many more, A few ſuch breakfaſts friend, would make me rich, Ile tell thee, euerie daie throughout the yere, Ile looſe a kinſman to poſſeſſe ſo much. Then not for loue thou beareſt Sempronio, But for a colour of thy honeſt minde, Thou doeſt purſue Lord Lelio in this ſort. A foole were I ſo to accuſe my ſelfe, Thinke like a worldly man, that ſo it is, And ſo it is in deed, who longeth to be rich, Let him forget God but for a dozen yeres, He ſhall be rich, well landed, ſtout, and braue. Wipe out that water from thy eies my friend. VVhat ayleth me? VVhy thou art blind and canſt not ſee. Thou wilt not make me mad, Ile take my ſpectacles Tuſh they auaile thee not, for thou art blinde in deede, Looke in thy heart and finde an honeſt thought, Then will I ſaie thy eyes are perfect cleere, Looke in thy conſcience, finde it not corrupt, Then thou ſhalt ſee without thy ſpectacles. Awaie, thou art a knaue I ſaie, tempt me not. Yes, but thou art an arrant couetous knaue, for all mine vnkle. Tis true my Lord, I fauord Lelios flight, My loue hath croſt the rigor of your lawes. Did you foreknow the penaltie my Lord, That doomes you baniſhment and loſſe of goods. All this I knew, but none of this I feare, True friendſhip lightneth all theſe burdenous harme If Lelio be eſcapt I feare no wants, My exile to me is libertie, Go fruites of nature, I will leaue you heere, Go toward children, thriue among my friends, Glut you with my exceſſe of Vanities, Feed your vncleane deſires by ſpoiling me, I wreake them not, ſo Lelio liue to me. Not irkeſome age, not lims with ſicknes tir'd, Nor you my ſonnes, nor all my other friends, Not fortune nor intreate ſhall keep me backe.