Anonymous · published 1600 · first performed or written 1599 [c.1597-1599] (Annals) comedy · Admiral's (Nottingham's) Men T29 Disguise and pursuit in Look About You typicality 0.80 · 499 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T29: gloster, faukenbridge, skinke, hermit, richard, prince, iohn, porter, henry, brother.
Black Heath quoth he, and I were King of all Kent, I would give it for a commodity of Apron-strings, to Be in my cottage again. Prince's warrants, mary Skinke Finds them as sure as an obligation sealed with butter. At King's Bridge I durst not enter a boat, through London the stones were fiery, I have had a good Cool way through the fields, and in the high way To Ratcliff stands a heater: Mile-end's covered with Who goes there. 'tis for me sure; O Kent, O Kent, I would give my part of all Christendom to feel Thee as I see thee. If I go forward I am stayed, If I go backward, there's a rogue in a red cap, he's run From S. Iohnes after me: I were best stay here, Lest if he come with hue and cry, he stop me yonder, I would slip the collar for fear of the halter; But here comes my runner, and if he run for me, His race dies, he is as sure dead, as if a Parliament Of Devils had decreed it. Ste Ste Stepney chi church yonder, but I have forgot The La La Lady Fau Fau Fau plague on her, I mu must b back to the Fleire Fleire Fleet to kn kn know it. The la the la la Lady Fau, plague on't; G Gloster Will gone near to st stab me, fo for forgetting My errand, he is such a ma ma mad Lord, the La Lady Fau Fau Fau. Help me devise, upon my life this fool is sent From Gloster to his sister Marian. In must nee needs go back, the La Lady Fau Fau Fau. God speed good fellow. Go go god sp sp speed you sir. Why runnest thou from me? Ma mary sir, I have lo lost a La ladies name, and I am running ba back to see se seek it. What Lady? I prithee stay. Why the la Lady Fau Fau Fau. Faukenbridge? I the s s same, f f farewell, I th' th' thank you ha' heartily If thou wouldst speak with her she is in Kent, I serve her, what's thy business with my Lady? I sh sh should do an errand to her f f. my Lord Of Gloster, but a a and she be in k Kent, I'll s send it by you. Where is my Lord? Mary p p prisoner in the Fl Fleet, a a and w would have her speak to P Prince R Richard for his re re release. I have much business, hold there's thy fare by water, my Lady lies this night. Wh wh where I pray? At Gravesend at the Angel. 'tis devilish co co cold going by water. Why there's my cloak and hat to keep thee warm, Thy cap and jerkin will serve me to ride in By the way, thou hast wind and tyde, take Oars. My Lady will reward thee royally.
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Blacke Heath quoth he, and I were King of all Kent, I would giue it for a commodity of Apron-ſtrings, to Be in my cottage agen. Princes warrants, mary Skinke Findes them as ſure as an obligation ſeal'd with butter. At Kings Bridge I durſt not enter a boate, through London the ſtones were fiery, I haue had a good Coole way through the fieldes, and in the high way To Ratcliffe ſtands a heater: Mile-end's couered with Who goes there. Tis for me ſure; O Kent, O Kent, I would giue my part of all Chriſtendome to feele Thee as I ſee thee. If I goe forward I am ſtayed, If I goe backward, ther's a roge in a red cap, he's run From S. Iohnes after me: I were beſt ſtay heere, Leaſt if he come with hue and cry, he ſtop me yonder, I would ſlip the coller for feare of the halter; But heere comes my runner, and if he run for me, His race dyes, he is as ſure dead, as if a Parlament Of Deuils had decreed it. Ste Ste Stepney chi church yonder, but I haue forgot The La La Lady Fau Fau Fau plague on her, I mu muſt b backe to the Fle Fle Fleete to kn kn know it. The la the la la Lady Fau, plague on't; G Gloſter Will gone neere to ſt ſtab me, fo for forgetting My errand, he is ſuch a ma ma mad Lord, the La Lady Fau Fau Fau. Help me deuiſe, vpon my life this foole is ſent From Gloſter to his ſiſter Marian. Im muſt nee needs goe backe, the La Lady Fau Fau Fau. God ſpeed good fellow. Go go god ſp ſp ſpeed you ſir. Why run'ſt thou from me? Ma mary ſir, I haue lo loſt a La Ladyes name, and I am running ba backe to ſe ſe ſeeke it. What Lady? I prethee ſtay. Why the la Lady Fau Fau Fau. Faukenbridge? I the ſ ſ ſame, f f farewell, I th th thanke you ha hartily If thou wouldſt ſpeake with her ſhe is in Kent, I ſerue her, what's thy buſines with my Lady? I ſh ſh ſhould doe an errand to her f f from my Lord Of Gloſter, but a a and ſhe be in k Kent, Ile ſ ſend it by you. Where is my Lord? Mary p p priſoner in the Fl Fleete, a a and w would haue her ſpeake to P Prince R Richard for his re re releaſe. I haue much buſines, hold ther's thy fare by water, my Lady lyes this night. Wh wh where I pray? At Graueſend at the Angell. Tis deuilliſh co co colde going by water. Why there's my cloake and hat to keep thee warme, Thy cap and Ierkin will ſerue me to ride in By the way, thou haſt winde and ty de, take Oares. My Lady will reward thee royally.