Jonson, Ben · published 1601 · first performed or written 1598 (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men unassigned nearest T30 Constables, justices and the watch · 486 words
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Sir there's a gentleman in the court without desires to speak with your worship. A gentleman? what's he? A Soldier, sir, he sayeth. A Soldier? fetch me my armour, my sword, quickly a soldier speak with me, why when knaves,— come on, come on, hold my cap there, so; give me my gorget, my sword stand by I will end your matters anon; let the soldier enter, now sir what have you to say to me? By your worship's favour. Nay keep out sir, I know not your pretence, you send me word sir you are a soldier, why sir you shall be answered here, here be them have been amongst Soldiers. Sir your pleasure. faith sir so it is: this gentleman and myself have been most violently wronged by one signor Giulliano: a gallant of the city here and for my own part I protest, being a man in no sort given to this filthy humour of quarrelling, he hath asaulted me in the way of my peace: despoiled me of mine honour, disarmed me of my weapons, and beaten me in the open streets: when I not so much as once offered to resist him. Oh Gods precious is this the soldier? here take my armour quickly, 'twill make him swoon I fear; he is not fit to look on't, that will put up a blow. An'dt please your worship he was bound to the peace. Why, and he were sir, his hands, were not bound, were they? There is one of the varlets of the city, has brought two gentlemen here upon arrest sir. Bid him come in, set by the picture: now sir, what? signor Giulliano? ist you that are arrested at signor freshwaters suit here. I faith master Doctor, and here's another brought at my suit. What are you sir. A gentleman sir? oh uncle? Uncle? who, Lorenzo? I Sir. God's my witness my uncle, I am wronged here monstrously, he chargeth me with stealing of his cloak, & would I might never stir, if I did not find it in the street by chance. Oh did you find it now? you said you bought it ere while? And you said I stole it, nay now my uncle is here I care not. Well let this breath a while; you that have cause to complain there, stand forth; had you a warrant for this arrest. I an'dt please your worship. Nay do not speak in passion so, where had you it? Of your clerk sir. That's well and my clerk can make warrants, and my hand not at them; where is the warrant? varlet have you it? No sir your worships man bid me do it; for these gentlemen and he would be my discharge. Why signor Giulliano, are you such a novice to be arrested and never see the warrant? Why sir, he did not arrest me. No? how then?
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Sir theres a gentleman in the court vvithout desires to speake vvith your vvorship. A gentleman? vvhats he? A Souldier, sir, he sayeth▪ A Souldier? fetch me my armour, my sworde, quickly a souldier speake vvith me, vvhy vvhen knaues,—come on, come on, hold my cap there, so; giue me my gorget, my sword stand by vvill end your matters anone; let the souldier enter, now sir vvhat haue you to say to me? By your vvorships fauour. Nay keepe out sir, I know not your pretence, you send me vvord ir you are a souldier, vvhy sir you shall bee answered here, here be them haue beene amongst souldrs. Sir your pleasure. Fayth sir so it is: this gentleman and my selfe haue beene most violently vvronged by one signior Giullian: a gallant of the citie here and for my owne part I protest, beeing a man in no sorte giuen to this filthy humor of quarreling, he hath asaulted me in the vvay of my peace: dispoyld me of mine honor, disarmd me of my vveapons, ad beaten me in the open streetes: vvhen I not so much as once offered to resist him. Oh Gods precious is this the souldier? here take my armour quickly, twill make him swoone I feare; he is not fit to looke on't, that vvill put vp a blow. Andt pleas your worship he bound to the peace. Why, and he were sir, his hands▪ were not bound, were they? There is one of the varlets of the citie, has bought two gentlemen here vpon arest sir. Bid him come in, set by the picture: now sir, what? signior Giulliano? ist you that are arested at ignior freshwaters suit here. I fayth maister Doctor, and heres another brought at my suite. What are yo sir. A gentleman sir oh vncle? Vncle? vvho, Lorezo? I Sir. Gods my vvitnesse my vne, I am vvrongd here monstrously, he chargeth me vvith stealing of his cloake, & vvould I might neuer stir, if I did not finde it in the street by chance. Oh did you finde it now? you saide you bought it vvhile? And you sayd I stole it, nay now my vnckle is here I care not. Well let this breath a while; you that haue cause t complaine there, stand foorth; had you a vvarrant for thi arrest. I andt please your vvorship. Nay do not speake in passion so, vvhere had you it? Of your clarke sir. Thats vvell and my clarke can make vvarrants, and my hand not at them; vvhere is the vvarrant? varlet ha you it? No sir your vvorshippes man bid me doe it; for these gentlemen and he vvould be my discharge. Why signior Giullian, are you such a nouice to be arrested and neuer see the vvarrant? Why sir, he did not arrest me. No? how then?