Anonymous · published 1600 · first performed or written 1599 [c.1597-1599] (Annals) comedy · Admiral's (Nottingham's) Men unassigned nearest T49 Wooing a mistress: suitors, go-betweens · 503 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T49: mistress, gentleman, love, lady, woman, pray, gentlewoman, hear, honest, way.
I mary, I did lend it to the false drab To fetch some money for that bankrupt knave Her husband, that lies prisoner in the Fleet. My husband bankrupt? my husband in the Fleet prisoner? No, no, he is as good a man as you. I that he is, and can spend pound for pound With thee i'faith, wert richer then thou art, I know the gentleman. Nay Madam he is hard by, there must be Revels at the Hind to night; Your copesmate there, Prince Iohn. there's a hot youth. O, afierce Gentleman. He was fierce as you, but I have matched him, The Princess shall be there in my attire. A plaguy crafty quean, mary a God I see Prince Iohn, coorted as well as I, And since he shall be mocked as well as I, It's some contentment. Mass he droops, fellow Humphrey, he is almost taken, Look about ye old Richard? Hence knaves, get in a little, prithee Mall Let thou and I and she, shut up this matter. Away sirs, get in. Come, come let's go, he will be baited now, farewell old Richard. Now sir, what say you now? Mary sweet Mall I say I met this woman, liked her, loved her, For she is worthy love I promise thee; I say I coorted her: tut make no brawl Twixt thou and I, we'll have amends for all. Had I done such a trick, what then? what then? Ah prithee Mall, tut bear with men. I, we must bear with you; you'll be excused, When women undeserved are abused. Nay do not weep, pardon me gentle Lady, I know thee virtuous, and I do protest, Never to have an evil thought of thee. I, I, ye swear, who's that that will believe ye? Now by my holy dam and honest faith, This Gentlewoman shall witness what I swear. Sweet Duck a little help me? Trust him Madam. I will be kind, credulous, constant ever, Do what thou wilt, i'll be suspicious never. For which I thank noble Faukenbridge. Body of me who's this? young Huntingdon? And I your Lady whom you coorted last, Ye looked about you ill, fox we have caught ye, I met ye at Black heath, and ye were hot. I knew thee Mall, now by my sword I knew thee, I winked at all, I laughed at every jest. I, he did wink, the blind man had an eye. Peace Robin, thou'lt once be a man as I. Well, I must bear it all. Come, & ye bear, it's but your office, come forget sweet Mall. I do forgive it and forget it sir. Why that's well said, that's done like a good girl: Ha sirrah, ha' you matched me pretty Earl? I have, ye see sir I must unto Black heath, In quest of Richard, whom I sent to seek Earl Gloster out, I know he's at the Hermits; Lend me your Coach; I'll shift me as I ride, Farewell sir Richard.
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I mary, I did lend it to the falſe drab To fetch ſome money for that bankrout knaue Her husband, that lyes priſoner in the Fleete. My husband bankrout? my husband in the Fleete priſoner? No, no, he is as good a man as you. I that he is, and can ſpend pound for pound With thee yfaith, wert richer then thou art, I know the gentleman. Nay Madam he is hard by, there muſt be Reuelles at the Hinde to night; Your copeſmate there, Prince Iohn. Ther's a hot youth. O, afierce Gentleman. He was fierce as you, but I haue matcht him, The Princeſſe ſhall be there in my attyre. A plaguy crafty queane, mary a God I ſee Prince Iohn, coorted as well as I, And ſince he ſhal be mockt as well as I, Its ſome contentment. Maſſe he droopes, fellow Humphrey, he is almoſt taken, Looke about ye old Richard? Hence knaues, get in a little, prethee Mall Let thou and I and ſhe, shut vp this matter. Away ſirs, get in. Come, come let's goe, he wil be baited now, farewel old Richard. Now ſir, what ſay you now? Mary ſweet Mall I ſay I met this woman, likt her, lou'd her, For ſhe is worthy loue I promiſe thee; I ſay I coorted her: tut make no braule Twixt thou and I, we'l haue amends for all. Had I done ſuch a tricke, what then? what then? Ah prethee Mall, tut beare with men. I, we muſt beare with you; you'l be excuſ'd, When women vndeſerued are abuſ'd. Nay doe not weep, pardon me gentle Lady, I know thee vertuous, and I doo proteſt, Neuer to haue an euill thought of thee. I, I, ye ſweare, who's that that will beleeue ye? Now by my holy dam and honeſt faith, This Gentlewoman ſhall witnes what I ſwea e. Sweet Ducke a little help me? Truſt him Madam. I will be kinde, credulous, conſtant euer, Doe what thou wilt, ile be ſuſpitious neuer. For which I thanke noble Faukenbridge. Body of me who's this? yong Huntington? And I your Lady whome you coorted laſt, Ye lookt about you ill, foxe we haue caught ye, I met ye at Blacke heath, and ye were hot. I knew thee Mall, now by my ſwoord I knew thee, I winkt at all, I laught at euery ieſt. I, he did winke, the blinde man had an eye. Peace Robin, thou't once be a man as I. Well, I muſt beare it all. Come, & ye beare, its but your office, come forget ſweet Mall. I doe forgiue it and forget it ſir. Why that's well ſaid, that's done like a good girle: Ha ſirra, ha you matcht me pretty Earle? I haue, ye ſee ſir I muſt vnto Blacke heath, In queſt of Richard, whom I ſent to ſeeke Earle Gloſter out, I know he's at the Hermits; Lend me your Coach; Ile ſhift me as I ride, Farewell ſir Richard.