S., W. · published 1613 · first performed or written 1600 [c.1599-1602] (Annals) history · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men unassigned nearest T18 Rebels, barons and the king's wars at ho · 491 words · other edition — not in the analysis
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Go take thy place Hodge, I will call them in, All is done, enter and if you please. What have you won him? will he yield himself? I have an't please you, and the quiet Earl, Doth yield himself to be disposed by you. Give him the money that we promised him: So let him go, whether it please himself. My business sir lies unto Mantua, Please you to give me safe conduct thither. Go and conduct him to the Mantua port, And see him safe delivered presently. Go draw the curtains, let us see the Earl. O he is writing, stand apart a while. Fellow William, I am not as I have been, I went from you a Smith, I writ to you as a Lord: I am at this present writing, among the Polonian Sausages. I do commend my Lordship to Ralph to Roger, to Bridget & to Dorothy, & so to all the youth of Putu●y. Sure these are the names of English Noblemen. Some of his special friends, to whom he writes: But stay he doth address himself to sing. My Lord I am glad you are so frolic and so blithe, Believe me noble Lord if you knew all, You'd change your merry vain to sudden sorrow. I change my merry vain, no thou Bononian, no, I am a Lord and therefore let me go, And do defy thee and thy Sasigis, Therefore stand off, and come not near my honour. My Lord this jesting cannot serve your turn. Dost think thou black Bononian beast, That I do flower, do gibe, or jest, No, no, thou Beer-pot, know that I, a noble Earl, a Lord pardy. What means this Trumpets sound? One come from the States of Mantua. What, would you with us speak, thou man of Mantua? Men of Bononia: this my message is, To let you know the Noble Earl of Bedford: Is safe within the town of Mantua, And wills you send the peasant that you have, Who hath deceived your expectation, Or else the States of Mantua have vowed: They will recall the truce that they have made, And not a man shall stir from forth your town, That shall return unless you send him back. O this misfortune how it mads my heart? The Neapolitan hath beguiled us all; Hence with this fool: what shall we do with him, The Earl being gone? a plague upon it all. No I'll assure you I am no Earl, but a smith Sir, One Hodge, a smith at Putney sir: One that hath gulled you, that hath bored you sir. Away with him, take hence the fool you came for. I sir: and i'll leave the greater fool with you. Farewell Bononians, come friend a long with me. My friend afore, my Lordship will follow thee. Well Mantua, since by thee the Earl is lost, Within few days I hope to see thee crossed.
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Goe take thy place Hodge, I will call them in, All is done, enter and if you pleaſe. What haue you wone him? will he yeelde himſelfe? I haue an't pleaſe you, and the quiet Earle, Doth yeeld himſelfe to be diſpoſed by you. Giue him the mony that we promiſed him: So let him goe, whether it pleaſe himſelfe. My buſineſſe ſir lies vnto Mantua, Pleaſe you to giue me ſafe conduct thether. Goe and conduct him to the Mantua port, And ſee him ſafe deliuered preſently. Goe draw the curtaines, let vs ſee the Earle. O he is writing, ſtand apart a while. Fellow William, I am not as I haue beene, I went from you a Smith, I write to you as a Lord: I am at this preſent writing, among the Polonyan Caſiges. I do commend my Lordſhip to Raphe & to Roger, to Bridget & to Doritie, & ſo to al the youth of Putuy. Sure theſe are the names of Engliſh Noblemen. Some of his ſpeciall friends, to whom he writes: But ſtay he doth adreſſe himſelfe to ſing. My Lord I am glad you are ſo frolick and ſo blithe, Beleeue me noble Lord if you knew all, Youde change your merry vaine to ſudden ſorrow. I change my merry vaine, no thou Bononian, no, I am a Lord and therefore let me goe, And doe defie thee and thy Saſigis, Therefore ſtand off, and come not neere my honor. My Lord this ieſting cannot ſerue your turne. Dooſt thinke thou blacke Bononian beaſt, That I doe floure, doe gibe, or ieſt, No, no, thou Beare-pot, know that I, a noble Earle, a Lord pardy. What meanes this Trumpets ſound? One come from the States of Mantua. What, would you with vs ſpeake, thou man of Mantua? Men of Bononia: this my meſſage is, To let you know the Noble Earle of Bedford: Is ſafe within the towne of Mantua, And willes you ſend the peſant that you haue, Who hath deceiued your expectation, Or els the States of Mantua haue vowed: They will recall the truce that they haue made, And not a man ſhall ſtirre from forth your towne, That ſhall returne vnleſſe you ſend him backe. O this miſfortune how it mads my hart? The Neopolitan hath beguiled vs all; Hence with this foole: what ſhall we doe with him, The Earle being gone? a plague vpon it all. No Ile aſſure you I am no Earle, but a ſmith Sir, One Hodge, a ſmith at Putney ſir: One that hath gulled you, that hath bored you ſir. Away with him, take hence the foole you came for. I ſir: and ile leaue the greater foole with you. Farewell Bononians, come friend a long with me. My friend afore, my Lordſhip will follow thee. Well Mantua, ſince by thee the Earle is loſt, Within few dayes I hope to ſee thee croſt.