Shakespeare, William · published 1598 · first performed or written c.1595 (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men · before the Court T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation typicality 0.71 · 512 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T5: god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith.
How low so ever the matter, I hope in God for high words▪ A high hope for a low heaven God grant us patience To hear, or forbear hearing▪ To hear meekly sir, and to laugh moderately, or to forbear both. Well sir, be it as the style shall give us cause to climb in the merrines. The matter is to me sir, as concerning Iaquenetta: The manner of it is, I was taken with the manner. In what manner? In manner and form following sir all those three. I was seen with her in the Manner house, sitting with her upon the Form, and taken following her into the Parker which put together, is in manner and form following. Now sir for the manner, It is the manner of a man to speak to a woman, for the form in some form. For the following sir. As it shall follow in my correction, and God defend the right. Will you hear this Letter with attention? As we would hear an Oracle. Such is the sinplicitie of man to hearken after the flesh▪ GReat Deputy the welkis Vizgerent, and sole dominatur of Navarre, my soul's earths God, and body's fostering patron: Not a word of Costard yet. So it is It may be so: but if he say it is so, he is in telling true: but so. Peace. Be to me, and every man that dares not fight. No words. Of other men's secrets I beseech you. So it is besedged with sable coloured melancholy, I did commend the black oppressing humour to the most wholesome physic of thy health-geving air: And as I am a Gentleman, betook myself to walk: the time When? about the sixth hour, When Beasts most graze, Birds best peck▪ and Men sit down to that nourishment which is called Supper: So much for the time When. Now for the ground Which? which I mean I walked upon, it is yclept Thy Park. Then for the place Where? where I mean, I did encounter that obscene & most propostrous event that draweth from my snowhite pen the ebon coloured Ink, which here thou viewest, beholdest, suruayest, or seest. But to the place Where? It standeth North North-east & by East from the West corner of thy curious knotted garden; There did I see that low spirited Swain, that base minnow of thy mirth, (Clown. Me?) that unlettered small knowing soul, (Clow. Me?) that shallow vassal (Clown. Still me.) which as I remember, height Costard, (Clow. O me) sorted and consorted contrary to thy established proclaimed Edict and continent Cannon: Which with, o with, but with this I passion to say wherewith: With a Wench. With a child of our Grandmother Eve, a female; or for thy more sweet understanding a Woman: him, I (as my ever esteemed duty pricks me on) have sent to thee, to receive the m●●●e of punishment by thy sweet Grace's Gfficer Anthony Dull, a man of good reput, carriage bearing, and estimation. Me ant shall please you? I am Anthony Dull.
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How low ſo euer the matter, I hope in God for high word ▪ A high hope for a low heauen God grant vs patience To heare, or forbeare hearing▪ To heare meekely ſir, and to laugh moderatly, or to forbeare both. Well ſir, be it as the ſtile ſhall giue vs cauſe to clime in the merrines. The matter is to me ſir, as concerning Iaquenetta: The manner of it is, I was taken with the manner. In what manner? In manner and forme folowing ſir all thoſe three. I was ſeene with her in the Manner houſe, ſitting with he vppon the Forme, and taken following her into the Parkr which put togeather, is in manner and forme following. Now ſir for the manner, It is the manner of a man to ſpeke to a woman, for the forme in ſome forme. For the following ſir. As it ſhall follow in my correction, and God defend the right. Will you heare this Letter with attention? As we would heare an Oracle. Such is the ſinplicitie of man to harken after the fleſh▪ GReat Deputie the welkis Vizgerent, and ſole dominatur of Nauar, my ſoules earthes God, and bodies foſtring patrone: Not a word of Coſtard yet. So it is It may be ſo: but if he ſay it is ſo, he is in telling true: but ſo. Peace. Be to me, and euerie man that dares not fight. No wordes. Of other mens ſecrets I beſeech you. So it is beſedged with ſable coloured melancholie, I did commende the blacke oppreſſing humour to the moſt holſome phiſicke of thy health-geuing ayre: And as I am a Gentleman, betooke my ſelfe to walke: the time When? about the ſixt houre, When Beaſtes moſt graſe, Birdes beſt peck▪ and Men ſit downe to that nouriſhment which is called Supper: So much for the time When. Now for the ground Which? which I meane I walkt vpon, it is ycliped Thy Park. Then for the place Where? where I meane, I did incounter that obſcene & moſt propoſtrous euent that draweth frō my ſnowhite pen the ebon coloured Incke, which here thou vieweſt, beholdeſt, ſuruayeſt, or ſeeſt. But to the place Where? It ſtandeth North North-eaſt & by Eaſt from the Weſt corner of thy curious knotted garden; There did I ſee that low ſpirited Swaine, that baſe Minow of thy myrth, (Clowne. Mee?) that vnlettered ſmal knowing ſoule, (Clow. Mee?) that ſhallow vassall (Clown. Still mee.) which as I remember, hight Coſtard, (Clow. O mee) ſorted and conſorted contrary to thy eſtabliſhed proclaymed Edict and continen Cannon: Which with, ô with, but with this I paſſion to ſay wherewith: With a Wench. With a childe of our Grandmother Eue, a female; or for thy more ſweete vnderſtanding a Woman: him, I (as my euer eſteemed duetie prickes me on) haue ſent to thee, to receiue the me of puniſhment by thy ſweete Graces Gfficer Anthonie Dull, a man of good reput, carriage baring, and eſtimation. Me ant ſhall pleaſe you? I am Anthony Dull.