Shakespeare, William · published 1600 · first performed or written 1598 (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour typicality 0.73 · 517 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T0: duke, lord, duchess, love, court, madam, prince, honour, grace, lady.
Princes and Counties! surely a princely testimony, a goodly Count, Count Comfect, a sweet Gallant surely, O that I were a man for his sake! or that I had any friend would be a man for my sake! But manhood is melted into curtsies, valour into complement, and men are only turned into tongue, and trim ones too: he is now as valiant as Hercules, that only tells a lie, and swears it: I cannot be a man with wishing, therefore I will die a woman with grieving. Tarry good Beatrice, by this hand I love thee. Use it for my love some other way than swearing by it. Think you in your soul the Count Claudio hath wronged Hero? Yea, as sure as I have a thought, or a soul. Enough, I am engaged, I will challenge him, I will kiss your hand, and so I leave you: by this hand, Claudio shall render me a dear account: as you hear of me, so think of me: go comfort your cousin, I must say she is dead, and so farewell. Is our whole dissembly appeared? O a stool and a cushion for the Sexton. Which be the malefactors? Mary that am I, and my partner. Nay that's certain, we have the exhibition to examine. But which are the offenders? that are to be examined let them come before master constable. Yea mary, let them come before me, what is your name, friend? Borachio. Pray writ down Borachio. Yours sirrah. I am a gentleman sir, and my name is Conrade. Writ down master gentleman Conrade: masters, do you serve God? Yea sir we hope. Writ down, that they hope they serve God: and writ God first, for God defend but God should go before such villains: masters, it is proved already that you are little better than false knaves, and it will go near to be thought so shortly, how answer you for yourselves? Mary sir we say, we are none. A marvelous witty fellow I assure you, but I will go about with him: come you hither sirrah, a word in your ear sir, I say to you, it is thought you are false knaves. Sir, I say to you, we are none. Well, stand aside, fore God they are both in a tale: have you writ down, that they are none? Master constable, you go not the way to examine, you must call forth the watch that are their accusers. Yea mary, that's the eftest way, let the watch come forth: masters, I charge you in the Prince's name accuse these men. This man said sir, that done Iohn the Prince's brother was a villain. Writ down prince Iohn a villain: why this is flat perjury, to call a Prince's brother villain. Master Constable. Pray thee fellow peace, I do not like thy look I promise thee. What heard you him say else? Mary that he had received a thousand ducats of don Iohn, for accusing the Lady Hero wrongfully. Flat burglary as ever was committed. Yea by mass that it is. What else fellow?
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Princes and Counties! surely a princely testimonie, a goodly Counte, Counte Comfect, a sweete Gallant surely, O that I were a man for his sake! or that I had any friend woulde be a man for my sake! But manhoode is melted into cursies, valour into complement, and men are only turnd into tongue, and trim ones too: he is now as valiant as Hercules, that only tels a lie, and sweares it: I cannot be a man with wishing, therfore I will die a woman with grieuing. Tarry good Beatrice, by this hand I loue thee. Vse it for my loue some other way than swearing by it. Thinke you in your soule the Count Claudio hath wrongd Hero? Yea, as sure as I haue a thought, or a soule. Enough, I am engagde, I will challenge him, I will kisse your hand, and so I leaue you: by this hand, Claudio shal render me a deere account: as you heare of me, so think of me: goe comforte your coosin, I must say she is dead, and so farewell. Is our whole dissembly appeard? O a stoole and a cushion for the Sexton. Which be the malefactors? Mary that am I, and my partner. Nay thats certaine, we haue the exhibition to examine. But which are the offenders? that are to be examined let them come before maister constable. Yea mary, let them come before mee, what is your name, friend? Borachio. Pray write downe Borachio. Yours sirra. I am a gentleman sir, and my name is Conrade. Write downe maister gentleman Conrade: maisters, do you serue God? Yea sir we hope. Write downe, that they hope they serue God: and write God first, for God defend but God shoulde goe before such villaines: maisters, it is prooued alreadie that you are little better than false knaues, and it will go neere to be thought so shortly, how answer you for your selues? Mary sir we say, we are none. A maruellous witty fellowe I assure you, but I will go about with him: come you hither sirra, a word in your eare sir, I say to you, it is thought you are false knaues. Sir, I say to you, we are none. VVel, stand aside, fore God they are both in a tale: haue you writ downe, that they are none? Master constable, you go not the way to examine, you must call foorth the watch that are their accusers. Yea mary, thats the eftest way, let the watch come forth: masters, I charge you in the Princes name accuse these men. This man said sir, that don Iohn the Princes brother was a villaine. Write downe prince Iohn a villaine: why this is flat periurie, to call a Princes brother villaine. Maister Constable. Pray thee fellowe peace, I doe not like thy looke I promise thee. VVhat heard you him say else? Mary that he had receiued a thousand duckats of don Iohn, for accusing the Ladie Hero wrongfully. Flat burglarie as euer was committed. Yea by masse that it is. VVhat else fellow?