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 0.88 · 493 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T29: gloster, faukenbridge, skinke, hermit, richard, prince, iohn, porter, henry, brother.
Ha ha, for christians, thinkest thou he is one? For men: hast thou opinion he is a man? He that changes himself to sundry shapes, Is he a christian? can he be a man? O, Irreligious thoughts, Why worthy Prince I saw him christened, dept into the font Then nine times like the northern laplanders, He backward circled the sacred Font, And nine times backward said his Orisons, As often cursed the glorious host of heaven, As many time's invocke the fiends of hell, And so turned witch, for Gloster is a witch. Have patiented Gentle Prince, he shall appear, Before your Kingly father speedily. Shall he indeed? sweet comfort kiss thy cheek, Peace circle in thy aged honoured head, When he is taken: Hermit I protest I'll build thee up a chapel and a shrine: I'll have thee worshipped, as a man divine, Assure he shall come, and Skinke shall come. I that same Skinke, I prithee send that Skinke, Send both, and both as prisoners crimminate Shall forfeit their last lives to England's state, Which way will Faukenbridge? Over the water, and so with all speed I may to Stepney I must to Stepney too, and revile, and be blithe, Old wink at my mirth, 'tmay make amends, So thou, and I, and our friends, may be friends, Withal my heart, withal my heart Prince, Old Faukenbridge will wait upon your grace, Be good to Gloster for my Marrians sake, And me and mine you shall your servants make, Of that anon my pleasure being served, Gloster shall have what Gloster hath deserved. Why, that's well said, adieu good honest Hermit, Hermit farewell, if I had my desire, I'll make the world thy wondrous deeds admire, Still good, still passing good, Gloster is still Henry's true hate, foe to Iohns froward will. No more of that for them in better time, If this same Hermit be an honest man, He will protect me by this simple life, If not I care not, I'll be ever Gloster, Make him my foot stole if he be a slave, For Baseness over worth can have no power. Robin be think thee, thou art come from Kings. Then scorn to be slave to underlings, Look well about thee Lad and thou shalt see, Them burst in envy that would injure thee. Hermit I'll meet you in your Hermit's gown, Honest, I'll love you: worse, I'll knock you down. Kind friends, we have troubled Lady Faukenbridge, And either she's not willing to be seen, Or else not well: or with our boldness grieved, To ease these I have brought you to this window, Knowing your are in music excellent, I have penned a ditty here: and I desire You would sing it for her love and my content, With all my heart my Lord. Your excellence forgets your Princely worth, If I may humbly crave it at your hands, Let me desire this music be dismissed.
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Ha ha, for chriſtians, thinkſt thou he is one? For men: haſt thou opinion he is a man? He that changes himſelfe to ſundry ſhapes, Is he a chriſtian? can he be a man? O, Irreligious thoughts, Why worthy Prince I ſaw him chriſtened, dept into the font Then nyne times like the northen laplanders, He backward circled the ſacred Font, And nyne times backward ſayd his Oriſons, As often curſt the glorious hoaſt of heauen, As many times inuocke the fiends of hell, And ſo turn'd witch, for Gloſter is a witch. Haue patient Gentle Prince, he ſhall appeare, Before your Kingly father ſpeedily. Shall he indeed? ſweet comfort kiſſe thy cheeke, Peace circle in thy aged honoured head, When he is taken: Hermit I proteſt Ile build thee vp a chappell and a ſhrine: Ile haue thee worſhipt, as a man deuine, Aſſure he ſhall come, and Skinke ſhall come. I that ſame Skinke, I prethee ſend that Skinke, Send both, and both as priſoners crimminate Shall forfeite their laſt liues to Englands ſtate, Which way will Faukenbridge? Ouer the water, and ſo with al ſpeed I may to Stepney I muſt to Stepney too, and reuile, and be blith, Olde winke at my mirth, t'may make amends, So thou, and I, and our friends, may be friends, Withall my heart, withall my heart Prince, Olde Faukenbridge will waite vppon your grace, Be good to Gloſter for my Marrians ſake, And me and myne you ſhall your ſeruants make, Of that anon my pleaſure being ſeru'd, Gloſter ſhall haue what Gloſter hath deſeru'd. Why, that's well ſaid, adew good honeſt Hermit, Hermit farwell, if I had my deſire, Ile make the world thy wonderous deeds admire, Still good, ſtill paſſing good, Gloſter is ſtill Henryes true hate, foe to Iohns froward will. No more of that for them in better tyme, If this ſame Hermit be an honeſt man, He will protect me by this ſimple life, If not I care not, Ile be euer Gloſter, Make him my foot ſtole if he be a ſlaue, For Baſeneſſe ouer worth can haue no power. Robin be thinke thee, thou art come from Kings. Then ſcorne to be ſlaue to vnderlings, Looke well about thee Lad and thou ſhalt ſee, Them burſt in enuy that would iniure thee. Hermit Ile meet you in your Hermits gowne, Honeſt, Ile loue you: worſe, Ile knocke you downe. Kinde friends, wee haue troubled Lady Faukenbridge, And eyther ſhe's not willing to be ſeene, Or els not well: or with our boldneſſe greeu'd, To eaſe theſe I haue brought you to this window, Knowing your are in muſicke excellent, I haue pend a ditty heere: and I deſire You would ſing it for her loue and my content, With all my heart my Lord. Your excellence forgets your Princely worth, If I may humbly craue it at your hands, Let me deſire this muſicke be diſmiſt.