Blurt, Master Constable, or The Spaniard's Night Walk · chunk 6 of 34
Anonymous · published 1602 · first performed or written 1601 [1601-1602] (Annals) romance · Children of Paul's (second) T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour typicality 0.77 · 504 words
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I am a poor post, but not to stand at every man's door, without my bench of Billmen: I am (for a better) the Duke's own Image and charge you in his name to obey me. I do so. I am to stand Sir in any bawdy house, or sink of wickedness: I am the Duke's own grace, and in any fray or resurrection, am to bestir my stumps as well as he; I charge you know Turn the Arms to him. (this staff. Upon this may I lean & no man say black's mine eye Who so ever says you have a black eye, is a Camooche. most great Blurt; I do unpent-house the roof of my carcase & touch the knee of thy Office in Spanish complement, I desire to sojourn in your Chitty. Sir, sir, for fault of a better, I am to charge you, not to keep a Soldiering in our City without a Precept: beside, by my office I am to search & examine you: have you the Duke's hand to pass? (fingers. signor no, I have the general's hand at large, and all his Except it be for the general good of the Commonwealth, the General cannot lead you up and down our City. I have the general's hand to pass through the world at my pleasure. At your pleasure? that's rare; then roly-poly, our wives shall lie at your command: your General has no such authority in my precinct, and therefore I charge you pass no further. I tell thee, I will pass through the world, thou little morsel of justice, and eat twenty such as thou art. Sir, sir, you shall find Venice out of the world: I'll tickle you for that. I will pass through the world, as Alexander Magnus did, to Conquer. As Alexander of Saint Magnus did? that's another matter, you might have informed this at the first, & you never needed to have come to your answer: let me see your Pass, if it be not the Duke's hand, I'll tickle you for all this: quickly I pray, this staff is to walk in other places. There it is. Slubber, read it over. Read it yourself, what bezonian is that? This is my clerk sir, he has been clerk to a good many bonds and Bills of mine, I keep him only to read, for I cannot, my Office will not let me. Why do you put on your Spectacles then? To see that he read right: how now Slubber, is't the Duke's hand? I'll tickle him else. Mastis not like his hand. Look well, the Duke has a wart on the back of his hand. here's none on my word Master Constable, but a little blot. Blot? let's see let's see; ho that stands for the wart, do you see the trick of that? Stay stay, is there not a little prick in the hand for the Duke's hand had a prick in't when I was with him, with opening Oysters.
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I am a poore poast, but not to stand at euerie mans doore, without my bench of Bill-men: I am (for a better) the Dukes owne Image and charge you in his name to obay me. I doe so. I am to stand Sir in any baudie house, or sincke of wickednes: I am the Dukes owne grace, and in any fray or resurrection, am to besturre my stumps as well as he; I charge you know Turne the Armes to him. (this staffe. Vpon this may I leane & no man say black's mine eye Who so euer saies you haue a blacke eye, is a Camooche. most great Blurt; I doe vnpent-house the roofe of my carkas & touch the knee of thy Office in Spanish complement, I desire to soiourne in your Chitty. Sir, sir, for fault of a better, I am to charge you, not to keepe a Soldiering in our Cittie without a Precept: besides, by my office I am to search & examine you: haue you the Dukes hand to passe? (fingers. Signior no, I haue the Generals hand at large, and all his Except it be for the general good of the Cōmonwealth, the Generall cannot leade you vp and downe our Cittie. I haue the Generals hand to passe through the world at my pleasure. At your pleasure? thats rare; then rowlie, powlie, our wiues shall lye at your commaund: your Generall has no such authoritie in my Presincte, and therefore I charge you passe no further. I tell thee, I will passe through the world, thou little morsell of Iustice, and eate twenty such as thou art. Sir, sir, you shall finde Uenice out of the world: Ile tickle you for that. I will passe through the world, as Alexander Magnus did, to Conquer. As Alexander of Saint Magnus did? that's another matter, you might haue informed this at the first, & you neuer needed to haue come to your answere: let me see your Passe, if it bee not the Dukes hand, Ile tickle you for all this: quicklie I pray▪ this staffe is to walke in other places. There it is. Slubber, read it ouer. Read it your selfe, what Besonian is that? This is my Clarke sir, he has been Clarke to a good many bondes and Billes of mine, I keepe him onelie to read, for I cannot, my Office will not let me. Why doe you put on your Spectacles then? To see that hee read right: how now Slubber, ist the Dukes hand? Ile tickle him else. Mastis not like his hand. Looke well, the Duke has a wart on the backe of his hand. Heere's none on my word Master Constable, but a little blot. Blot? lets see lets see; ho that stands for the wart, doe you see the tricke of that? Stay stay, is there not a little pricke in the hand for the Dukes hand had a pricke in't when I was with him, with opening Oysters.