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 0.81 · 499 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T29: gloster, faukenbridge, skinke, hermit, richard, prince, iohn, porter, henry, brother.
And if I do not, seeing such a pray, Let this be to me a disaster day. Art thou content to breath? With all my heart, take half thy money & we'll friendly part. I will not cherish theft. Then I defy thee. Alas for pity, that so stout a man, So reverend in aspect, should take this course. This is no common man with whom I fight, And if he be, he is of wondrours' sprite, Shall we part stakes? Fellow take the purse upon condition thou wilt follow me▪ What wait on you? wear a turned Livery? Whose man's your master? If I be your man, My man's man's office will be excellent: There lies your purse again, win it and wear it. Clashing of weapons at my welcome hither? Bickring upon Blackheath, well said old man, I'll take thy side, the younger hath the odds. Stay, end your quarrel, or I promise ye I'll take the old man's part. You were not wont young Huntingdon, still on Richard's side Pardon gracious Prince I knew ye not. Prince Richard: then lie envy at his foot, Pardon thy cousin Gloster, valiant Lord, I knew no common force confronted mine, O heaven I had the like conceit of thine. I tell thee Robin Gloster thou art met, Bringing such comfort unto Richard's heart. As in the foil of war when dust and sweat, The thirst of weak, and the suns fiery heat, Have seized upon the soul of valiance, And he must faint except he be refreshed. To me thou comest as if to him should come, A perry from the North, whose frosty breath Might fan him coolness in that doubt of death. With me then meets, as he a spring might meet, Cooling the earth under his toil parched feet, Whose crystal moisture in his Helmit ta'en, Comforts his spirits, makes him strong again. Prince, in short terms if you have brought me comfort Know if I had my pardon in this hand That smit base Skinke in open Parliament, I would not come to Court, till the high feast Of your proud brother's birth day be expired, For as the o●●e King as he made a vow At his unlucky Coronation, Must wait upon the boy and fill his cup, And all the Peers must kneel while Henry kneels Unto his cradle; he shall hang me up, Ear I commit that vile Idolatry. But when the feast is past if you'll befriend me, I'll come and brave my proud foes to their teeth, Come Robin, and if my brother's grace deny, I'll take thy part, them and their threats defy, Gramercy Princely Dick, I have some power, I can raise two thousand Soldiers in an hour, Gramercy Robin, gramercy little wag, Prince Richard, pray let Huntingdon Carry my sister Faukenbridge this ring, I'll carry it myself, but I had rather Had thy kind company, thou mightst have moved Thy Sister, whom I long have vainly loved,
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And if I doe not, ſeeing ſuch a pray, Let this be to me a diſaſter day. Art thou content to breath? With al my heart, take halfe thy money & we'l friendly part. I will not cheriſh theft. Then I defye thee. Alas for pitty, that ſo ſtout a man, So reuerend in aſpect, ſhould take this courſe. This is no common man with whom I fight, And if he be, he is of wondrours ſpright, Shall we part ſtakes? Fellow take the purſſe vpon condition thou wilt follow me▪ What waite on you? weare a turn'd Liuery? Whoſe man's your maſter? If I be your man, My mans mans office will be excellent: There lyes your purſſe againe, win it and weare it. Claſhing of weapons at my welcome hyther? Bickring vpon Blacke-heath, well ſaid olde man, Ile take thy ſide, the yonger hath the oddes. Stay, end your quarrell, or I promiſe ye Ile take the olde mans part. You were not wont yong Huntington, ſtil on Richards ſide Pardon gratious Prince I knew ye not. Prince Richard: then lye enuy at his foote, Pardon thy couſen Gloſter, valiant Lord, I knew no common force confronted myne, O heauen I had the like conſeite of thine. I tell thee Robin Gloſter thou art met, Bringing ſuch comfort vnto Richards heart. As in the foyle of warre when duſt and ſweat, The thirſt of weake, and the Sunnes fiery heate, Haue ſeazd vppon the ſoule of valiaunce, And he muſt faint except he be refreſht. To me thou comſt as if to him ſhould come, A perry from the North, whoſe froſtie breath Might fan him coolneſſe in that doubt of death. With me then meets, as he a ſpring might meet, Cooling the earth vnder his toyle partcht feet, Whoſe chriſtall moyſture in his Helmit taine, Comforts his ſpyrits, makes him ſtrong againe. Prince, in ſhort termes if you haue brought me comfort Know if I had my pardon in this hand That ſmit baſe Skinke in open Parlament, I would not come to Court, till the high feaſt Of your proud brothers birth day be expyred, For as the oe King as he made a vow At his vnluckie Coronation, Muſt waite vpon the boy and fill his cuppe, And all the Pieres muſt kneele while Henry kneeles Vnto his cradle; he ſhall hang me vp, Eare I commit that vile Idolatrie. But when the feaſt is paſt if you'll befrend me, Ile come and braue my proud foes to their teeth, Come Robin, and if my brothers grace denye, Ile take thy parte, them and their threates defye, Gramercy Princly Dicke, I haue ſome power, I can rayſe two thouſand Soldiers in an hower, Gramercy Robin, gramercy little wag, Prince Richard, pray let Huntington Carry my ſiſter Faukenbridge this ring, Ile carry it my ſelfe, but I had rather Had thy kinde company, thou mightſt haue mou'd Thy Siſter, whome I long haue vainely lou'd,