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 0.83 · 497 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T29: gloster, faukenbridge, skinke, hermit, richard, prince, iohn, porter, henry, brother.
For bear I pray and with draw yourselves. Be not offended gracious Marrian, Under the upper heaven, nine goodly spheres, Turn with a motion ever musical, In Palaces of Kings, meliodious sound Offer pleasures to their sovereign's ears. In Temples, milk white clothed queristors, Sing sacred Anthems bowing to the shrine, And in the fields whole quires of winged clerks, Salutes the morning bright and Crystalline, Then blame not me, you are my heaven, my Queen, My saint, my comfort, brighter than the morn, To you all music, and all praise is due. For your delight you for delight was borne, The world would have no mirth, no joy, no day, If from the world your beauty were away. Fie on loves blasphemy and forgery, To call that in, that's only misery, I that am wedded to suspicious age, Solicited by your lascivious youth, I that have one poor comfort living, Gloster my brother, my high hearted brother, He flies for fear, lest he should faint and fall Into the hands of hate tyrannical. What would you I should do? I would full feign, my brother Gloster had his peace again. Shall love be my reward if I do bring A certain token of his good estate. And after pacify my brother's wrath? Say you'll love, we'll be fortunate, I will. No more, I vow to die unblessed If I perform not this inposed quest, But one word Madam pray can you tell, Where Huntingdon my ward is? I was bold to send young Robin Hood your noble ward Upon some business of import for me. I am glad he is employed in your affairs, Farewell kind fair, let one cloudy frown Shadow the bright sun of thy beauty's light. Be confident in this, i'll find thy brother, Raise power but we'll have peace, only perform Your gracious promise at my back return. Well, here's my hand, Prince Richard that same night Which secondeth the day of your return, I'll be your bedfellow, and from that hour Forswear the loathed bed of Faukenbridge: Be speedy therefore, as you hope to speed. O that I were as large winged as the wind, Then should you see my expeditious will: My most desire, adieu, guess by my haste, Of your sweet promise the delicious taste. Why so: I am rid of him by this device, He would else have tired me with his sighs and songs, But now I shall have ease, here comes the Saint, To whom such suit was made. My Lady Gentlewoman is even here in her privitye walk, Madam here's the merchants wife was here yesterday would speak with ye; O I was somewhat bold to bring her in. Well leave us sir; you're welcome gentlewoman. These women have no liberality in the world in them, I never let in man to my Lady, but I am rewarded. Please ye to walk sir? wherefore mumble ye? Robin what news? how hast thou done this night?
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For beare I pray and with draw your ſelues. Be not offended gratious Marrian, Vnder the vpper heauen, nine goodly ſpheres, Turne with a motion euer muſicall, In Pallaces of Kings, meliodious ſound Offer pleaſures to ther ſoueraignes eares. In Temples, milke white clothed queriſtors, Sing ſacred Anthemes bowing to the ſhrine, And in the feelds whole quires of winged clarkes, Salutes the morning bright and Chriſtaline, Then blame not me, you are my heauen, my Queene, My ſaint, my comfort, brighter then the morne, To you all muſicke, and all praiſe is due. For your delight you for delight was borne, The world wold haue no mirth, no ioy, no day, If from the world your beautie were away. Fie on loues blaſphemie and forgery, To call that in, thats onely miſery, I that am wedded to ſuſpitious age, Solicited by your laſciuious youth, I that haue one poore comforte liuing, Gloſter my brother, my hie harted brother, He flies for feare, leaſt he ſhould faint and fall Into the hands of hate tirannicall. What would you I ſhould doe? I would full faine, my brother Gloſter had his peace againe. Shall loue be my reward if I doe bring A certaine token of his good eſtate. And after pacyfie my brothers wrath? Say you'l loue, we'l be fortunate, I will. No more, I vow to dye vnbleſt If I performe not this inpoſed queſt, But one word Madam pray can you tell, Where Huntington my ward is? I was bold to ſend yong Robin Hood your noble ward Vpon ſome buſines of import for me. I am glad he is imployde in your affayres, Farewell kinde faire, let one cloudy frowne Shaddow the bright ſunne of thy beauties light. Be confident in this, ile finde thy brother, Rayſe power but we'l haue peace, onely performe Your gratious promiſe at my backe returne. Wel, heer's my hand, Prince Richard that ſame night Which ſecondeth the day of your returne, Ile be your bedfellow, and from that houre Forſweare the loathed bed of Faukenbridge: Be ſpeedy therefore, as you hope to ſpeed. O that I were as large wing'd as the winde, Then ſhould you ſee my expeditious will: My moſt deſire, adew, gueſſe by my haſte, Of your ſweet promiſe the delicious taſte. Why ſo: I am rid of him by this deuiſe, He would elſe haue tyred me with his ſighes and ſongs, But now I ſhall haue eaſe, heere comes the Saint, To whom ſuch ſute was made. My Lady Gentlewoman is euen heere in her priuitye walke, Madam heer's the Marchants wife was heere yeſterday would ſpeake with yee; O I was ſomewhat bolde to bring her in. Wel leaue vs ſir; y'are welcome gentlewoman. Theſe women haue no liberality in the world in them, I neuer let in man to my Lady, but I am rewarded. Pleaſe ye to walke ſir? wherfore mumble ye? Robin what newes? how haſt thou done this night?