Marston, John · published 1604 · first performed or written 1604 [1602-1604] (Annals) tragicomedy · Children of the Chapel (second) T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim typicality 0.73 · 512 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T16: lady, madam, gentleman, lordship, ladies, honour, mistress, sweet, court, servant.
Very very well, for we women always note, the falling of the one, is the rising of the other: some must be fat, some must be lean, some must be fools, and some must be Lords: some must be knaves, and some must be officers, some must be beggars, some must be knights: some must be cuckolds, and some must be citizens: as for example, I have two court dogs, most fawning curs, the one called Watch, tother Catch: now I, like Lady Fortune, sometimes love this dog, sometimes rouse that dog, sometimes favour Watch, most commonly fancy Catch: Now that dog which I favour I feed, and he's so ravenous, that what I give he never chaws it, gulps it down whole without any relish of what he has, but with a great expectation of what he shall have: the other dog, now No more dog, soot Maquarelle no more dog and what hope hast thou of the Duchess Maria, will she stoop to the Duke's lure, will she come, thinkst? Let me see where's the sign now? ha' ye ere a calendar, where's the sign trow you? Sign? why, is there any moment in that? O believe me a most secret power, look ye a Chaldean, or an Assyrian, I am sure 'twas a most sweet Iew told me, court any woman in the right sign, you shall not miss, but you must take her in the right vein then: As when the sign is in Pisces, a fishmonger's wife is very sociable: in Cancer, a precisian's wife is very flexible: in Capricorn, a merchants wife hardly holds out: in Libra, a lawyer's wife is very tractable, especially, if her husband be at the term: only, in Scorpio's very dangerous meddling, has the Duke sent any jewel, any rich stones? ay, I think those are the best signs, to take a Lady in: by your favour signeur: I must discourse with the Lady Maria, Altofront's Duchess: I must enter for the Duke. she here shall give you interview, I received the guardship of this Citadel from the good Altofront, and for his use I'll keep't, till I am of no use. Wilt thou, O heaven that a christian should be found in a buff-jerkin, Captain conscience? I love thee Captain. we attend, and what hope hast thou of this Duchess easiness? 'twill go hard, she was a could creature ever, she hated monkeys, fools, jesters, and gentlemen ushers extremely: she had the wild trick on't, not only to be truly modestly honourable in her own conscience but she would avoid the least wanton carriage that might incur suspect, as God bless me, she had almost brought bed pressing out of fashion: I could scarce get a fine, for the lease of a lady's favour once in a fortnight. Now in the name of immodesty, how many maidenheads hast thou brought to the block? Let me see: heaven forgive us our misdeeds, here's the Duchess. God bless thee Lady, out of thy company: We have brought thee tender of a husband,
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Verie verie well, for we women alwaies note, the falling of the one, is the rising of the other: some must be fat, some must be leane, some must be fooles, and some must be Lords: some must be knaues, and some must bee officers, some must be beggars, some must be Kni ▪ some must be cuck olds, and some must be citizens: as for example, I haue two court dogs, most fawning curres▪ he one calde Watch, thother Cah: now I, like Ladie Fortune, somtimes loue this dog▪ somtimes rouse that dog, somtimes fauour Watch, most commonly fancie Catch: Now that dogge which I fauour I feede▪ and hes so rauenous, that what I giue he neuer chawes it, gulpes it dow without any relish of what he haz, but with a pectation of what he shal haue: the other dogge▪ No more dogge, soote Maquarelle no more dog and what hope hast thou of the Dutches Maria, will she stoope to the Dukes luer, wil she come, thinkst? Let me see wheres he signe now? ha ye ee a callender, wheres the signe tro you? Sign? why, is there any moment in that? O beleeue me a most secret power, looke yee a Caldean, or an Assyrian, I am sure t'was a most sweete Iew ould me, court any woman in the right signe, you shal not misse, but you must take he in the right veine then: As when the signe is in Pisces, a fishmogers wife is verie sotiable: in Cancer, a prcisians wife is verie flexible: in Capricorne, a Marchants wife hardly holdes out: in Libra, a Lawyers wife is very tractable, especially, if her husband be at the tearme: onely, in Scorpio s veie dangerous medling, haz the Duke sent any jewell, anie rich stones? I, I thinke those are the best signes, to take a Lady in: by your fauor signeur: I must discourse with the Lady Maria, Altofronts Dutches: I must enter for the Duke. Shee heere shall guie you enterveiw, I receaued the guardshippe of this Ciadell from the good Alfront, and for his vse Ile keep't, til I am of o vse. Wil thou, O heauen that a christian should be found in a buffeierkin, Captaine conscience? I loue thee Capte. wee attend, and what hope hast thou of this Dutches ? Twill goe hard, she was a could creature euer, she hated munkies, fooles, ieasters, and gentlemen vshers extreamely: she had the vilde tricke on't, not onely to bee truely modestly honourable in her owne conscienc shee would avoide the least wanton carria might incurre suspect, as God blesse me, she brought bed pressing out of fashion: I could arce get a fine, for the lease of a Ladies fauour once in a fortnight. Now in the name of immodesty, how many maiden-heads hast thou brought to the block? Let me see: heauen forgiue vs our misdeedes, heeres the Dutches. God blesse thee Lady, out of thy company: We haue brought thee tender of a husband,