Porter, Henry · published 1599 · first performed or written 1598(?) (Annals) comedy · Admiral's (Nottingham's) Men T53 The crown: kingship claimed, resigned an typicality 0.72 · 507 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T53: crown, king, state, life, lord, lords, live, queen, tullia, prince.
To crack my crown, I lay yea crown of that, Lay it down and ye dare: Nay 'sblood, i'll venture a quarter's wages of that, Crack my crown quoth 'a? Will ye not be quiet, will ye urge me? Urge ye with a pox, who urges ye? You might have said so much to a clown, O Or one that had not been o'er the sea to see fashions, I have I tell ye true, and I know what belongs to a man, Crack my crown and ye can. And I can ye rascal. Phi. Hold hair brain hold, Dost thou not see he's drunk? Nay let him come, Though he be my master's son, I am my master's man, And a man is a man in any ground in England: Come, and he dare, 'a comes upon his death, I will not budge an inch: no 'sblood will not, Will ye not? Stay prithee Frank, Coomes dost thou hear? Hear me no hears Stand away, I'll trust none of you all, If I have my back against a Cart wheel, I would not care, if the devil came. Why ye fool, I am your friend. Fool on your face, I have a wife, she's a whore then. she's as honest as Nan Lawson. What's she? One of his whores. Why hath he so many? I as many as there be Churches in London. Why that's an hundred and nine. Faith he lies a hundred. Then thou art a witness to nine. No by God, I'll be witness to none: Now do I stand like the George at Colbrooke: No thou standst like the Bull at S. Alban's. Boy ye lie the horns. The bull's bitten, see how he butts. Comes, Comes, put up, my friend and thou art friends I'll hear him say so first. Frank prithee do, be friends and tell him so, Go to I am. Put up sir, and ye be a man put up. I am easily persuaded boy. Ah ye mad slave. Come, come, a couple of whoremasters I found ye, and so I leave ye. Lo Frank dost thou not see he's drunk, That twits me with my disposition? What disposition? Nan Lawson, Nan Lawson, Nay then, Go to ye wag, 'tis well, If ever ye get a wife, i'faith I'll tell, Sirrah at home we have a Servingman, he's not humoured bluntly as Coomes is, Yet his condition makes me often merry, I'll tell thee sirrah, he's a fine neat fellow, A spruce slave, I warrant ye, he'll have His Cruel garters cross about the knee, His woollen hose, as white as the driven snow, His shoes dry leather neat, and tied with red ribbons, A nosegay bound with laces in his Hat, bride-laces sir his hat, and all green hat. green Coverlet, for such a grass green wit, The goose that grazeth on the green quoth he, May I eat on, when you shall buried be, All Proverbs in his speech, he's proverbs all. Why speaks he Proverbs?
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To crack my crowne, I lay yea crowne of that, Lay it downe and ye dare: Nay sbloud, ile venter a quarters wages of that, Crack my crowne quoth a? Wirl ye not be quiet, will ye vrge me? Vrge yee with a pox, who vrges ye? You might haue said so much to a clowne, O rone that had not been ore the sea to see fashions, I haue I tell ye true, and I know what belongs to a man, Crack my crowne and ye can. And I can ye rascall. Phi. Hold haire braine holde, Dost thou not see hees drunke? Nay let him come, Though he be my masters sonne, I am my masters man, And a man is a man in any ground in England: Come, and he dare, a comes vpon his death, I will no budge an inche: no sbloud will not, Will ye not? Stay prithie Franke, Coomes dost thou heare? Heare me no heares Stand away, Ile trust none of you all, If I haue my backe against a Cart wheele, I would not care, if the deuill came. Why ye foole, I am your friend. Foole on your face, I haue a wife, Shees a whore then. Shees as honest as Nan Lawson. Whats she? One of his whores. Why hath he so many? I as many as there be Churches in London. Why thats an hundred and nine. Faith he lyes a hundred. Then thou art a witnes to nine. No by God, Ile be witnes to none: Now doe I stand like the George at Colbrooke: No thou standst like the Bull at S. Albones. Boy ye lye the hornes. The Bul's bitten, see how he buts. Comes, Comes, put vp, my friend and thou art friends Ile heare him say so first. Franke prethie doe, be friends and tell him so, Goe to I am. Put vp sir, and ye be a man put vp. I am easily perswaded boy. Ah ye mad slaue. Come, come, a couple of whore-masters I found yee, and so I leaue yee. Loe Franke dost thou not see hees drunke, That twits me with my disposition? What disposition? Nan Lawson, Nan Lawson, Nay then, Goe to ye wag, tis well, If euer yee get a wife, I faith Ile tell, Sirra at home we haue a Seruingman, Hees not humord bluntly as Coomes is, Yet his condition makes me often merrie, Ile tell thee sirra, hees a fine neate fellow, A spruce slaue, I warrant ye, heele haue His Cruell garters crosse about the knee, His woollen hose, as white as the driuen snowe, His shooes dry leather neat, and tyed with red bbins, A nose-gay bound with laces in his Hat, Bridelaces sir his hat, and all greene hat. Greene Coerlet, for such a grasse greene wit, The goose that graseth on the greene quoth he, May I eate on, when you shall buried be, All Prouerbes in his speech, hee's prouerb all. Why speakes he Prouerbs?