The Blind Beggar of Alexandria (Irus) · chunk 13 of 26
Chapman, George · published 1598 · first performed or written 1596 [Feb 12] (Annals) comedy · Admiral's (Nottingham's) Men T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour typicality 0.65 · 489 words
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Sir against your witness and his noble word, I plead mine own and one as good as his, That then was present at our whole conference. My Lord there was not any but ourselves, But who was it that thou affirmest was there, Count Hermes good my Lord a man Well known though he be humorous to be honourable, And will he say it. He will my gracious Lord I am well assured, And him will I send hither presently, Entreating your gracious favour if the impediment, Of a late sickness cause me not return, For I am passing ill. Well send him hither and it shall suffice. I will my gracious Lord and stand To any censure passing willingly, Your highness shall set down or command, Worshipful master burgomaster your officer, To see performed betwixt us. We Thank you heartily, alas poor soul, How sick he is. Truly I cannot choose but pity him, In that he loves your gracious officers, Oh I thank you sir. King by your leave, and yet I need not ask leave, Because I am sent for if not I'll begone again. without leave, say am I sent for yea or no, You are to witness twixt Antistenes and wealthy Leon. I know the matter and I come from that old miser Leon, who is suddenly fallen sick of a knaves evil, Which of you are troubled with that disease masters. Well say what you know of the matter, betwixt them. Then thus I say my Lord, Antistenes came, To the stone of the blind fool Irus, That day when four thousand pounds were to be paid, Where he made proffer of so much money if Leon would return the mortgage of his lands, and take assurance for another thousand to be paid I trow some three months to come or there about, which Leon like an old churl as he was most uncourteously refused: my Lord Antistenes as he might very well departed in a rage but if it had been to me I would have pistoled him I faith. But you are wondrously deceived my Lord. And was not by when he and we did talk. Swoons then I say you are deceived my Lord, For I was by now by my honour and by all the gods. Then you stood close my Lord unseen to any, Why I stood close to you and seen of all, and if You think I am too mad a fellow to witness such a weighty piece of work the holy beggar shall perform as much, For he was by at our whole conference. But say Count Hermes was the beggar by. I say he was and he shall say he was. But he is now they say locked in his cave, Fasting and praying talking with the Gods, And hath an Iron door twixt him and you, How will you then come at him,
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Sir agaynst your witnesse and his noble worde, I plead myne owne and one as good as his, That then was present at our whole conference. My Lord there was not any but our selues, But who was it that thou affirmst was there, Count Hermes good my Lord a man VVell knowne though he be humorous to be hoorable, And will he saie it. He will my gratious Lord I am well assurd, And him will I send hether presently, Intreating your grious fauour if the impediment, Of a late sickenesse cause me not returne, For I am passing ill. Well send him hether and it shall suffi. I will my gratious Lord nd stand To any censure passing willingly, Your highnesse shall set downe or commaund, VVorshipfull maister Burgmaister your officer, To see performd betwixt vs. VVe Thanke you hartely, alas poore soule, How sicke he is. Truly I cannot chuse but pittie him, In that he loues your gratious officers, Oh I thanke you sir. King by your leaue, and yet I neede not aske leaue, Because I am sent for if not Ile begone agayne. without leaue, say am I sent for yea or no, You are to witnesse twixt Antistenes and welthy Leon. I know the matter and I come from that old miser Leon, who is sodainely fallen sicke of a knaues euill, Which of you are troubled with that disease maisters. VVel say what you know of the matter, betwixt them. Then thus I say my Lord, Antistenes came, To the stone of the blinde foole Irus, That day when foure thousand pounds were to be payde, VVhere he made proffer of so much mony if Leon would returne the morgage of his lands, and take assurance for another thousand to be paide I trow some three monthes to come or there about, which Leon like an olde churle as hee was most vncourteously refused: my Lord Antistenes as he might very well departed in a rage but if it had beene to me I would haue pistoled him I fayth. But you are wonderously deceiued my Lord. And was not by when he and we did talke. Swounes thn I say you are deceiued my Lord, For I was by now by my honor and by all the gods. Then you stoode close my Lord vnseene to any, VVhy I stood close to you and seene of all, and if You thinke I am too mad a fellow to witnes such a waightie peece of worke the holy begger shall performe as much, For he was by at our whole conference. But say Count Hermes was the begger by. I say he was and he shall say he was. But he is now they say lockt in his cae, Fasting and praying talking with the Gods, And hath an Iron doore twixt him and you, How will you then come at him,