Shakespeare, William · published 1600 · first performed or written 1598 (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men unassigned nearest T14 Royal love, favour and dynastic relation · 491 words
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That shows thou art unconfirmed, thou knowest that the fashion of a doublet, or a hat, or a cloak, is nothing to a man. Yes it is apparel. I mean the fashion. Yes the fashion is the fashion. Tush, I may as well say the fool's the fool, but seest thou not what a deformed thief this fashion is? I know that deformed, a has been a vile thief, this vij. year a goes up and down like a gentle man: I remember his name. Didst thou not hear some body? No, 'twas the vane on the house. Seest thou not (I say what a deformed thief this fashion is, how giddily a turns about all the Hot-blouds, between fourteen and five and thirty, sometimes fashioning them like Pharao's soldiers in the rechie painting, sometime like god Bells priests in the old church window, sometime like the shaven Hercules in the smircht wormeaten tapestry, where his cod piece seems as massy as his club. All this I see, and I see that the fashion wears out more apparel than the man, but art not thou thyself giddy with the fashion too that thou hast shifted out of thy tale into telling me of the fashion? Not so neither, but know that I have to night wooed Margaret the Lady Heroes gentlewoman, by the name of Hero, she leans me out at her mistress chamber window, bids me a thousand times good night: I tell this tale vildly I should first tell thee how the prince Claudio and my master planted and placed, and possessed, by my master Don Iohn, saw a far off in the orchard this amiable encounter. And thought they Margaret was Hero? Two of them did, the prince and Claudio, but the devil my master knew she was Margaret, and partly by his oaths, which first possessed them, partly by the dark night which did deceive them, but chiefly, by my villainy, which did confirm any slander that Don Iohn had made, away went Claudio enraged, swore he would meet her as he was appointed next morning at the Temple, and there, before the whole congregation shame her, with what he saw over night, and send her home again without a husband. We charge you in the prince name stand. Call up the right master Constable, we have here recovered the most dangerous piece of lechery, that ever was known in the common wealth. And one Deformed is one of them, I know him, a wears a lock. Masters, masters. You'll be made bring deformed forth I warrant you. Masters, never speak, we charge you, let us obey you to go with us. We are like to prove a goodly commodity, being taken up of these men's bills. A commodity in question I warrant you, come we'll obey you. Good Ursula wake my cousin Beatrice, and desire her to rise. I will lady. And bid her come hither.
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That shewes thou art vnconfirm'd, thou knowest that the fashion of a dublet, or a hat, or a cloake, is nothing to a man. Yes it is apparell. I meane the fashion. Yes the fashion is the fashion. Tush, I may as well say the foole's the foole, but seest thou not what a deformed theefe this fashion is? I know that deformed, a has bin a vile theefe, this vij. yeere a goes vp and downe like a gentle man: I remember his name. Didst thou not heare some body? No, twas the vane on the house. Seest thou not (I say what a deformed thiefe this fashion is, how giddily a turnes about all the Hot-blouds, between foureteene and fiue and thirtie, sometimes fashioning them like Phataoes souldiours in the rechie painting, sometime like god Bels priests in the old church window, sometime like the shauen Hercules in the smircht worm-eaten tapestry, where his cod peece seemes as massie as his club. Al this I see, and I see that the fashion weares out more apparrell then the man, but art not thou thy selfe giddy with the fashion too that thou hast shifted out of thy tale into telling me of the fashion? Not so neither, but know that I haue to night wooed Margaret the Lady Heroes gentle-woman, by the name of Hero, she leanes me out at her mistris chamber window, bids me a thousand times good night: I tell this tale vildly I should first tel thee how the prince Claudio and my master planted▪ and placed, and possessed, by my master Don Iohn, saw a farre off in the orchard this amiable incounter. And thought they Margaret was Hero? Two of them did, the prince and Claudio, but the diuel my master knew she was Margaret, and partly by his oths, which first possest them, partly by the darke night which did deceiue them, but chiefely, by my villany, which did confirme any slander that Don Iohn had made, away went Claudio enragde, swore he would meet her as he was apointed next morning at the Temple, and there, before the whole congregation shame her, with what he saw o re night, and send her home againe without a husband. We charge you in the prince name stand. Call vppe the right maister Constable, wee haue here recouerd the most dangerous peece of lechery, that euer was knowne in the common wealth. And one Deformed is one of them, I know him, a weares a locke. Masters, masters. Youle be made bring deformed forth I warrant you. Masters, neuer speake, we charge you, let vs obey you to go with vs. We are like to proue a goodly commoditie, being taken vp of these mens billes. A commodity in question I warrant you, come weele obey you. Good Vrsula wake my cosin Beatrice, and desire her to rise. I wil lady. And bid her come hither.