Blurt, Master Constable, or The Spaniard's Night Walk · chunk 5 of 34
Anonymous · published 1602 · first performed or written 1601 [1601-1602] (Annals) romance · Children of Paul's (second) T30 Constables, justices and the watch typicality 0.83 · 480 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T30: constable, squire, tub, clay, worship, justice, turf, mr, hun, valentine.
For as your tame Monkey is your only best, & most only beast to your Spanish Lady: or, as your Tobacco is your only smoker away of rheum, and all other rheumatic diseases: or as your Irish louse does bite most naturally fourteen weeks, after the change of your Saffron seamed shirt or, as the commodities which are sent out of the Low-countries (and put in vessels called mother Cornelius dry-fats) are most common in France: so it pleaseth the destinies, that I should thirst to drink out of a most sweet Italian vessel, being a Spaniard. What vessel is that Signiort A Woman Pilcher, the moist handed Madonna Imperia, a most rare and divine creature. A most rascally damned Courtesan. Boy, hast thou foraged the Country for a new lodging? for I have sworn to lay my bones in this city of Venice. Any man that sees us will swear that we shall both lay our bones, and nothing but bones, and we stalk here longer; they tell me signor, I must go to the Constable, and he is to see you lodged. inquire for that busy-member of the Chitty. I will, and here come a leash of Informers: save you plump youths. And thee my lean stripling. Which is the Constable's house? That at the sign of the brown Bill. Farewell. Why, and farewell; the rogue's made of piecrust he's so short. The Officious Gentleman inherits here. Knock, or enter, & let thy voice pull him out by the ears. 'slid Dandiprat, this is the Spanish curtal that in the last battle, fled twenty miles ere he looked behind him. Doyt, he did the wiser: but sirrah, this block shall be a rare threshold for us to whet our wits upon; come, let's about our business, and if here we find him at our return, he shall find us this month in knavery. What ho, nobody speaks, where dwells the Constable? Here dwells the Constable; call assistance, give them my full charge, raze (if you see cause) now sir, what are you sir? Follower to that Spanish-leather Gentleman. And what are you sir, that cry out upon me? look to his tools. What are are you sir? speak, what are you? I charge you what are you? Most clear Mirror of Magistrates, I am a servitor to God Mars. For your serving of God I am not to meddle, why do you raze me? I desire to have a wide room in your favour: sweet blood, cast away your name upon me; for I neither know you by your face, nor by your voice It may be so Sir; I have two voices in any company: one, as I am Master Constable: another, as I am Blurt: and the third, as I am Blurt Master Constable. I understand, you are a mighty pillar or post in the city.
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For as your tame Monkey is your onely best, & most onely beast to your Spanish Lady: or, as your Tobacco is your onely smoker away of rewme, and all other rewmeticke diseases: or as your Irish lowse does bite most naturally foureteene weekes, after the change of your Saffron seamed shir or, as the commodities which are sent out of the Low-countries (and put in vessels called mother Corneliu dry-fats) are most common in Fraunce: so it pleaseth the destinies, that I should thirst to drinke out of a most sweet Italian vessell, being a Spaniard. What vessell is that Signiort A Woman Pilcher, the moyst handed Madona Imperia, a most rare and diuine creature. A most rascallie damn'd Curtizan. Boy, hast thou forrag'd the Country for a new lodging? for I haue sworne to laye my bones in this Chittie of Uenice. Any man that sees vs will sweare that we shall both lay our bones, and nothing but bones, and we stalke heere longer; they tell me Signior, I must goe to the Constable, and he is to see you lodg'd. Inquier for that busie-member of the Chitty. I will, and heere come a leash of Informers: saue you plumpe youths. And thee my leane stripling. Which is the Constables house? That at the signe of the browne Bill. Farewell. Why, and farewell; the roague's made of pye-crust he's so short. The Officious Gentleman inherits heere. Knock, or enter, & let thy voice pul him out by the eares. Slid Dandiprat, this is the Spanish curtall that in the last battaile, fled twenty miles ere he lookt behinde him. Doyt, he did the wiser: but sirra, this blocke shall bee a rare threshold for vs to whet our wits vpon; come, lets about our busines, and if heere we finde him at our returne, he shall find vs this month in knauery. What ho, no body speakes, where dwels the Constable? Heere dwels the Constable; call assistance, giue them my full charge, raize (if you see cause) now sir, what are you sir? Follower to that Spanish-leather Gentleman. And what are you sir, that cry out vpon me? looke to his tooles. What are are you sir? speake, what are you? I charge you what are you? Most cleare Mirrour of Magistrates, I am a seruitor to God Mars. For your seruing of God I am not to meddle, why doe you raize me? I desire to haue a wide roome in your fauour: sweete bloud, cast away your name vpon me; for I neither know you by your face, nor by your voice It may be so Sir; I haue two voices in any company: one, as I am Master Constable: another, as I am Blurt: and the third, as I am Blurt Master Constable. I vnderstand, you are a mightie piller or poast in the Chittie.