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 0.77 · 493 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T29: gloster, faukenbridge, skinke, hermit, richard, prince, iohn, porter, henry, brother.
The Porter of the fleet that was condemned. No truly sir I was Porter last, when I left The door open at the Tavern. O is't you sir? And what would you two have? I co co come to re re re qui quire the young K K King of his go go goodness, since Glow Gloster is t taken, that he woe woe would let my fa fa father have his pa pa pardon. Sirrah your father has his pardon signed, Go to the office it shall be delivered. And shall he be p p Porter a ga gain? I that he shall, but let him be advised Hereafter, how lets out prisoners, I wa warrant ye my Lord. What hast thou more to say? Marry I woe would have Skinke pu punished for co co Coney-catching me. Is that your business? I by my t t troth is it. Then get away. Against Skinke (poor knave) Thou gets no right this day. O but run back Redcap for the Pursuivant. O I Lord s sir, I have another s suit for the p p Pursuivant, that has l l lost his b b box, and his wa wa warrant. What means the fellow? Why the pu pu Pursuivant sir and the po po Porter. The box that I had from him, there it is. Mary a me, and I was charged with it. Had you it brother Gloster? God's good mercy, And what have you to say? Nothing sir but God bless you, you are a goodly company, except sir William or my Lady will command me any more service. A way you prating knave, hence varlet, hence. Put forth them fellows there. A f foe fore I go go I b b be s s seech you let Sk Skinke and gl Gloster be lo lo looked too, for they have p p played the k k knaves to to to b b bad. Take hence that stuttering fellow, shut them forth. Nay I'll ru ru run, faith you shall not n n need to b b b bid him ta ta take m me away, for re re Redcap will r ru run rarely. The sundry misdemeanours late committed, As thefts and shifts in other men's disguise, We now must (knave Skinke) freely tell thy faults. Sweet King by these two terrors to mine enemies, that lend light to my body's darkness: Cavilero Skinke being beleagerd with an host of leaden heels, armed in ring Irish: cheated my hammerer of his Red cap and Coat; was surprised, brought to the fleet as a person suspected, past currant, till Gloster stripped me from my counterfeit, clad my back in silk and my heart in sorrow, and so left me to the mercy of my mother wit: how Prince Iohn released me, he knows: how I got Faukenbridges chain, I know: but how he will get it again, I know not.
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The Porter of the fleet that was condemned. No truely ſir I was Porter laſt, when I left The doore open at the Tauerne. O iſt you ſir? And what would you two haue? I co co come to re re re qui quier the young K K King of his go goo goodnes, ſince Glo Gloſter is t taken, that he wo wo would let my fa fa father haue his pa pa pardon. Sirra your father has his pardon ſign'd, Go to the office it ſhall be deliuered. And ſhall he be p p Porter a ga gaine? I that he ſhall, but let him be aduiſ'd Heareafter, how lets out priſoners, I wa warrant ye my Lord. What haſt thou more to ſay? Marry I wo would haue Skinke pu puniſht for co co Cunnicatching me. Is that your buſines? I by my t t troth is it. Then get away. Againſt Skinke (poore knaue) Thou gets no right this day. O but run backe Redcap for the Purſeuant. O I Lord ſ ſir, I haue another ſ ſute for the p p Purſeuant, that has l l loſt his b b box, and his wa wa warrant. What meanes the fellow? Why the pu pu Purſeuant ſir and the po po Porter. The box that I had from him, there it is. Mary a me, and I was chargd with it. Had you it brother Gloſter? Gods good mercy, And what haue you to ſay? Nothing ſir but God bleſſe you, you are a goodly company, except ſir William or my Lady wil command me any more ſeruice. A way you prating knaue, hence varlet, hence. Put forth them fellowes there. A f fo fore I go goe I b b be ſ ſ ſeech you let Sk Skinke and gl Gloſter be lo lo looked too, for they haue p p playd the k k knaues to to to b b bad. Take hence that ſtuttering fellow, ſhut them forth. Nay Ile ru ru run, faith you ſhall not n n need to b b b bid him ta ta take m me away, for re re Redcap will r ru run rarely. The ſundrie miſdemeanors late committed, As theftes and ſhifts in other mens diſguiſe, We now muſt (knaue Skinke) freely tell thy faults. Sweet King by theſe two terrors to myne enemies, that lend light to my bodies darknes: Cauilero Skinke being beleagerd with an hoſte of leaden heeles, arm'd in ring Iriſh: cheated my hammerer of his Red cap and Coate; was ſurpriſed, brought to the fleet as a perſon ſuſpected, paſt currant, till Gloſter ſtript me from my counterfet, clad my backe in ſilke and my hart in ſorrow, and ſo left me to the mercy of my mother witt: how Prince Iohn releaſt me, he knowes: howe I got Faukenbridges chaine, I know: but how he will get it againe, I know not.