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 0.79 · 515 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T29: gloster, faukenbridge, skinke, hermit, richard, prince, iohn, porter, henry, brother.
My Ladyship hath done my part, my task, line all alone for lack of company, I might have had Prince Richard, Was he here? He went away but now; I have been loved & wood too simply, God rid me of the woman once again, I'll not be tempted so for all the world, Come, will you to your chamber and uncase? Nay keep my habit yet a little while, Old Faukenbridge is almost at the gate, I met him at Black heath just at the Hermits, And taking me to be a Merchant's wife, Fell mightily in love, gave me his ring, Made me protest that I would meet him here. I told him of his Lady, O tut quoth he, I'll shake her up, i'll pack her out of sight, He comes kind Robin Hood, hold up the jest. God's mary knave, how long hath she been here? Sir she came but even in afore you. A cunning quean, a very cunning quean, Go to your business Block, i'll meet with her. Ah old Muttonmounger I believe here's work towards. Do not believe her Mall, do not believe her: I only spoke a word or two in jest, But would not for the world have been so mad, Do not believe her Mall, do not believe her: What should I not believe? what do you mean? Why good Sir Richard, let me speak with you, Alas will you undo me? will you shame me? Is this your promise? came I here for this? To be a laughing stock unto your Lady How now Sir Richard, what's the matter there? I'll talk with you anon, come hither woman? Didst not tell my wife what match we made:? I tell your wife? think ye I am such a beast? Now God forgive ye, I am quite undone. Peace duck, peace duck, I warrant all is well. What's the matter? I pray ye sir Richard tell me? Mary Mall thus, about some twelve months since, Your brother Gloster, that mad prodigal, Caused me to pass my word unto her husband, For some two thousand pound: or more perchance, No matter what it is, you shall not know, Nay ye shall never ask to know. And what of this? Mary the man's decayed, And I believe a little thing would please her; A very little thing, a thing of nothing. Go in good Mall, and leave us two alone, I'll deal with ye as simply as I can. Fox look about ye, ye are caught i'faith. Deal with her simply, o ho; what kind of dealing? Can ye not deal with her and I be by? Mary a God, what are ye jealous? Ye teach me what to do: in, get you in. O I have heard Prince Richard was your guest, How dealt you than? In get you in I say, Must I take care about your brother's debts, And you stand crossing me, in, or i'll send you in. Ha sirrah, you'll be master, you'll wear the yellow, You'll be an overseer: mary shall ye.
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My Ladiſhip hath done my part, my taske, Lyne all alone for lacke of company, I might haue had Prince Richard, Was he heere? He went away but now; I haue bin lou'd & wood too ſimply, God rid me of the woman once againe, Ile not be tempted ſo for all the world, Come, wil you to your chamber and vncaſe? Nay keep my habit yet a little while, Olde Faukenbridge is almoſt at the gate, I met him at Black heath iuſt at the Hermits, And taking me to be a Merchants wife, Fell mightily in loue, gaue me his ring, Made me proteſt that I would meete him heere. I tolde him of his Lady, O tut quoth he, Ile ſhake her vp, ile packe her out of ſight, He comes kinde Robin Hood, holde vp the ieſt. Gods mary knaue, how long hath ſhe bin heere? Sir ſhe came but euen in afore you. A cunning queane, a very cunning queane, Go to your buſines Block, ile meete with her. Ah old Muttonmounger I beleeue heer's worke towards. Doe not beleeue her Mall, doe not beleeue her: I onely ſpake a word or two in ieſt, But would not for the world haue bin ſo mad, Doe not beleeue her Mall, doe not beleeue her: What ſhould I not beleeue? what doe you meane? Why good Sir Richard, let me ſpeake with you, Alas wil you vndoe me? wil you ſhame me? Is this your promiſe? came I heere for this? To be a laughing ſtocke vnto your Lady How now Sir Richard, what's the matter there? Ile talke with you anon, come hyther woman? Didſt not tel my wife what match we made:? I tel your wife? thinke ye I am ſuch a beaſt? Now God forgiue ye, I am quite vndone. Peace duck, peace ducke, I warrant al is wel. What's the matter? I pray ye ſir Richard tell me? Mary Mall thus, about ſome twelue monthes ſince, Your brother Gloſter, that mad prodigall, Cauſ'd me to paſſe my word vnto her husband, For ſome two thouſand pound: or more perchaunce, No matter what it is, you ſhall not know, Nay ye ſhal neuer aske to know. And what of this? Mary the man's decayde, And I beleeue a little thing would pleaſe her; A very little thing, a thing of nothing. Goe in good Mall, and leaue vs two alone, Ile deale with ye as ſimply as I can. Fox looke about ye, ye are caught yfaith. Deale with her ſimply, ô ho; what kinde of dealing? Can ye not deale with her and I be by? Mary a God, what are ye iealous? Ye teach me what to doe: in, get you in. O I haue heard Prince Richard was your gueſt, How dealt you than? In get you in I ſay, Muſt I take care about your brothers debts, And you ſtand croſſing me, in, or ile ſend you in. Ha ſirra, you'l be maſter, you'l weare the yellow, You'l be an ouer-ſeer: mary ſhal yee.