Heywood, Thomas · published 1600 · first performed or written 1599 [1592-1599] (Annals) history · Derby's (Strange's) Men T29 Disguise and pursuit in Look About You typicality 0.84 · 490 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T29: gloster, faukenbridge, skinke, hermit, richard, prince, iohn, porter, henry, brother.
It seems you do not fear to harbour her. I harbour her? out on her strumpet quean, She priest upon me where I would or no: I'll see her hanged ere I will harbour her. So now her jewels and her gold is mine, And I am made at least four thousand pound, Wealthier by this match than I was before: And what can be objected for the same, That once I loved her: well perhaps I did, And women all are governed by the Moon, But now I am of another humour, Which is you know a planet that will change. Now M. Sheriff of London do your office, Attach this rebel to his Majesty, And having stripped her to her petticoat, Turn her out a doors, with this condition, That no man harbour her, that durst presume To harbour that lewd courtesan Shoares wife, Against the straight commandment of the King. I beseech you sir. Away with her I say. The while I'll seize upon her house & goods, Which wholly are confiscate to the King. Oh what have I beheld, were I as young, As when I came to London to be prentice, This pageant were sufficient to instruct, And teach me ever after to be wise. First have I seen desert of wantonness, And breach of wedlock: then of flattery, Next of dissembling love, and last of all, The ruin of base catching avarice: But poor Iane Shore in that I loved thee once, And was thy husband I must pity, thee, The sparks of old affection long ago, Raked up in ashes of displeasure kindle, And in this furnace of adversity, The world shall see a husband's loyalty. Spuria vitulamina non agent radices altas. Bastardly slips have always slender growth. Ah Shaw, this was the cursed theme, That at Paul's cross thou madest thy sermon of, To prove the lawful issue of thy King, Got out of wedlock, illegitimate. Ah Duke of Gloster this didst thou procure. Did Richard (villain) no it was thy fault, Thou wouldst be won to such a damned deed, Which now to think on makes my soul to bleed. Ah Friar Anselm, sleep among the blessed, Thy prophesy thus falsely did I wrest. Thou didst, and be thou damned therefore, near come thy soul where blessedness abides, Didst thou not know the letter G. was Gloster? Anselm I did. Why then didst thou affirm, That it was meant by George the duke of Clarence That honourable harmless Gentleman, Whose thoughts all innocent as any child, Yet came through thee to such a luckless death. I was enforced by the Duke of Gloster. enforced sayst thou? wouldst thou then be enforced, Being a man of thy profession, To sin so vilely, and with thine own mouth, To damn thy soul? No thou wast not enforced, But gain and hope of high promotion hired thee thereto, say was it so or no?
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It séemes you do not feare to harbour her. I harbour her? out on her strumpet queane, She prest vpon me where I would or no: Ile see her hangde ere I will harbour her. So now her iewels and her gold is mine, And I am made at least foure thousand pound, Wealthier by this match then I was before: And what can be obiected for the same, That once I lou'de her: well perhaps I did, And women all are gouernd by the Moone, But now I am of another humour, Which is you know a planet that will change. Now M. Sheriffe of London do your office, Attach this rebell to his Maiestie, And hauing stript her to her petticoate, Turne her out a dores, with this condition, That no man harbour her, that durst presume To harbour that lewde curtizan Shoares wife, Against the strait commandement of the King. I beséech you sir. Away with her I say. The while le seaze vpon her house & goods, Which wholly are confiscate to the King. Oh what haue I beheld, were I as young, As when I came to London to be prentice, This pageant were sufficient to instruct, And teach me euer after to be wise. First haue I séene desert of wantonnesse, And breach of wedlocke: then of flatterie, Next of dissembilng loue, and last of all, The ruine of base catching auarice: But poore Iane Shore in that I lou'de thee once, And ws thy husband I must pittie, thee, The sparkes of olde affection long agoe, vp in ashes of displeasure kindle, And in this furnace of aduersitie, The world shall see a husbands loyaltie. Spuria vitulamina non agent radices altas. Bastardly slips haue alwaies slender grouth. Ah Shaw, this was the cursed theame, That at Pauls crosse thou madest thy sermon of, To proue the lawfull issue of thy King, Got out of wedlocke, illegittimate. Ah Duke of Gloster this didst thou procure. Did Richard (villaine) no it was thy fault, Thou wouldst be wonne to such a damned déed, Which now to think on makes my soule to bléed. Ah Frier Anselme, sleepe among the blest, Thy propheste thus falsely did I wrest. Thou didst, and be thou damnde therefore, Nere come thy soule where blessednesse abides, Didst thou not know the letter G. was Gloster? Anselme I did. Why then didst thou affirme, That it was meant by George the duke of Clarēce That honourable harmelesse Gentleman, Whose thoughts all innocent as any child, Yet came through thée to such a lucklesse death. I was inforced by the Duke of Gloster. Enforst saist thou? wouldst yu then be enforst, Being a man of thy profession, To sinne so vilely, and with thine owne mouth, To damne thy soule? No thou wast not enforc't, But gaine and hope of high promotion Hyrde thée thereto, say was it so or no?