Anonymous / Marlowe, Christopher · published 1604 · first performed or written 1592 [1592-1593] (Annals) tragedy · Unknown T15 Friars and holy orders in plot typicality 0.76 · 481 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T15: friar, lord, holy, friars, robin, peggy, lacie, angelo, love, nun.
How now, whose's that which snatched the meat from me? will no man look? My Lord, this dish was sent me from the Cardinal of Florence. You say true, I'll hate. What again? my Lord I'll drink to your grace I'll pledge your grace. My Lord, it may be some ghost newly crept out of Purgatory come to beg a pardon of your holiness. It may be so, Friars prepare a dirge to lay the fury of this ghost, once again my Lord fall too. What, are you crossing of yourself? well use that trick no more, I would advise you. well, there's the second time, aware the third, I give you fair warning. Come on Mephastophilis, what shall we do? Nay I know not, we shallbe cursed with bell, book, and candle. How? bell, book, and candle, candle, book, and bell, Forward and backward, to curse Faustus to hell. Anon you shall hear a hog grunt, a calf bleat, and an ass bray, because it is S. Peter's holy day. Come brethren, let's about our business with good devotion. Cursed be he that stole away his holiness meat from the table. maledicat dominus. Cursed be he that struck his holiness a blow on the face. maledicat dominus. Cursed be he that took Friar Sandelo a blow on the pate. male, etc. Cursed be he that disturbeth our holy Dirge. male, etc. Cursed be he that took away his holiness wine. maledicat dominus. Et omnes sancti. Amen. When Faustus had with pleasure ta'en the view Of rarest things, and royal courts of kings, He stayed his course, and so returned home, Where such as bear his absence, but with grief, I mean his friends and nearest companions, Did gratulate his safety with kind words, And in their conference of what befell, Touching his journey through the world and air, They put forth questions of Astrology, Which Faustus answered with such learned skill, As they admire and wondered at his wit. Now is his fame spread forth in every land, Amongst the rest the Emperor is one, Carolus the fift, at whose palace now Faustus is feasted 'mongst his noble men. What there he did in trial of his art, I leave untold, your eyes shall see performed. O this is admirable! here I ha' stolen one of doctor Faustus conjuring books, and i'faith I mean to search some circles for my own use: now will I make all the maidens in our parish dance at my pleasure stark naked before me, and so by that means I shall see more than ere I felt, or saw yet. Robin, prithee come away, there's a Gentleman tarries to have his horse, and he would have his things rubbed and made clean: he keeps such a chase with my mistress about it, and she has sent me to look thee out, prithee come away.
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How now, whose that which snatcht the meate from me? will no man looke? My Lord, this dish was sent me from the Cardinall of Florence. You say true, Ile hate. What againe? my Lord Ile drinke to your grace Ile pledge your grace. My Lord, it may be some ghost newly crept out of Purgatory come to begge a pardon of your holinesse. It may be so, Friers prepare a dirge to lay the fury of this ghost, once againe my Lord fall too. What, are you crossing of your selfe? UUell vse that tricke no more, I would aduise you. UUell, theres the second time, aware the third, I giue you faire warning. Come on Mephastophilis, what shall we do? Nay I know not, we shalbe curst with bell, booke, and candle. How? bell, booke, and candle, candle, booke, and bell, Forward and backward, to curse Faustus to hell. Anon you shal heare a hogge grunt, a calfe bleate, and an asse braye, because it is S. Peters holy day. Come brethren, lets about our businesse with good deuotion. Cursed be hee that stole away his holinesse meate from the table. maledicat dominus. Cursed be hee that strooke his holinesse a blowe on the face. maledicat dominus. Cursed be he that tooke Frier Sandelo a blow on the pate. male, &c. Cursed be he that disturbeth our holy Dirge. male, &c. Cursed be he that tooke away his holinesse wine. maledicat dominus. Et omnes sancti. Amen. UUhen Faustus had with pleasure tane the view Of rarest things, and royal courts of kings, Hée stayde his course, and so returned home, Where such as beare his absence, but with griefe, I meane his friends and nearest companions, Did gratulate his safetie with kinde words, And in their conference of what befell, Touching his iourney through the world and ayre, They put forth questions of Astrologie, UUhich Faustus answerd with such learned skill, As they admirde and at his wit. Now is his fame spread forth in euery land, Amongst the rest the Emperour is , Carolus the fift, at whose pallace now Faustus is feasted mongst his noble men. UUhat there he did in triall of his art, I leaue vntold, your eyes shall see performd. O this is admirable! here I ha stolne one of doctor Faustus coniuring books, and faith I meane to some circles for my owne vse▪ now wil I make al the in our parish dance at my pleasure starke naked before me, and so by that meanes I shal see more then ere I , or aw yet. Robin, prethee come away, theres a Gentleman tarries to haue his hors, and he would haue his things rubd and made cleane: he keepes such a chaing with my mistris about it, and she has sent me to looke thée out, prethée come away.