When You See Me You Know Me (Henry the Eighth) · chunk 12 of 48
Rowley, Samuel · published 1605 · first performed or written 1604 (Annals) history · Prince Henry's Men unassigned nearest T53 The crown: kingship claimed, resigned an · 511 words
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Now will, or never, make the king but smile, And with thy mirthful toys allay his spleen, That we his counsel, may confer with him, And by my Honour, i'll reward thee well, Too him good Will. Not too fast, I pray, least will Sommers here be seen again, I know his qualities as well as the best an ye: for ever when he's angry, and nobody dare speak to him, ye thrust me in by the head and shoulders, and then we fall to buffets, but I know who has the worst aunt: but go, my Lord, stand aside, and stir not till I call ye, let my cousin Patch and I alone, and he go to boxing, we'll fall both upon him, that's certain: but and the worst come, be sure the cardinal's fool shall pay for't. Use your best skill, good william, i'll not be seen, Unless I see him smile. Where art thou cousin, alas poor fool, he's crept under the table, up cousin, fear nothing, the storms past, I warrant thee. Is the king gone, cousin? No, no, yonder he sits, we are all friends now, The Lords are gone to dinner, and thou and I must wait at the king's table. Not I by’r lady, I would not wait upon such a Lord, for all the livings in the land, I thought he would have killed my Lord Cardinal, he looked so terribly. Foe, he did but jest with him, but i'll tell the cousin the rarest trick to be revenged as'st passes, and i'll give thee this fine silk point and thou'lt do it. O brave, o brave, give me it cousin, and i'll do whatsoe'er 'tis. I'll stand behind the post here, and thou shalt go softly stealing behind him, as he sits reading yonder, and when thou comest close to him, cry boo, and we'll scar him so, he shall not tell where to rest him. But will he not be angry? No, no, for then i'll show myself, and after he sees who 'tis he'll lafe and be as merry as a mag pie, and though't be a mayd man by it, for all the house shall see him hug thee in his arms, & dandle thee up and down with hand & foot an thou wert a football, O fine come cozen, give me the pint first, & i'll roar so loud that i'll make him believe that the devils come. So do and fear nothing, for an thou wert the devil himself, he'll conjure thee I warrant thee, I would not have such a conjuring for twenty crowns: but when he has made way, i'll make him merry enough, I doubt it not, so so now cousin look to your coxcomb: Boe. Mother of God what's that. Boe. Out ass take that and tumble at my feet. For thus I'll spurn thee up an down the house: Help cousin help: No cousin now he's conjuring. I dare not come near him. Who set this natural here to trouble me.
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Now wil, or neuer, make the king but smile, And with thy mirthfull toyes allay his spleene, That we his counsell, may conferre with him, And by my Honor, ile reward thee well, Too him good Will. Not too fast, I pray, least will Sommers here bee seene againe, I knowe his qualities as well as the best an ye: for euer when he's angry, and no body dare speake to him, ye thrust me in by the head and shoulders, and then wee fall to buffits, but I know who has the worst ant: but go, my Lord, stand aside, and stirre not till I call yee, let my cosin Patch and I alone, and hee goe to boxing, wele fall both vpon him, thats certain: but and the worst come, bee sure the Cardinals foole shall pay fort. Vse your best skill, good william, ile not be seene, Vnlesse I see him smile. Where art thou cosin, alas poore foole, he's crept vnder the table, vp cosin, feare nothing, the stormes past, I warrant thee. Is the king gon, cosin? No, no, he sits, we are all friends now, The Lords are gone to dinner, and thou and I must waite at the kings table. Not I birlady, I would not waite vpon such a Lord, for all the liuings in the land, I thought he would haue kild my Lord Cardinall, he lookt so terribly. Foe, he did but iest with him, but ile tell the cosin the rarest tricke to bee reueng'd ast passes, and ile giue thee this fine silke point and thou'lt do it. Obraue, obtaue, giue me it cosin, and ile doe what so ere tis. Ile stand behind the post here, and thou shalt goe softly stealing behind him, as hee sits reading yonder, and when thou comst to him, cryboh, and wele scarre him so, he shall not tell where to rest him. But will he not be angry? No, no, for then ile shew my selfe, and after he sees who tis hele lae and be as merie as a magge pie, and thow't bee a man by it, for all the house shall see him hugge thee in his armes, dandle thee vp and down with hand & foot an thou wert a footebal, O fine come cosen, giue me the pynt first, & ile rore so lowd that ile make him beleeue that the dels come. So doe and feare nothing, for an thou wert the diuell himselfe, hele coniure thee I warrant thee, I would not haue such a coniuring for twentie crownes: but whē he has made way, ile mak him merry enough, I doubt it not, so so now cossen looke to your Coxecomb: Boe. Mother of God whats that. Boe. Out asse take that and tumble at my eete. For thus Ile spurne thee vp an downe the house: Helpe cossen helpe: No cossen now he's coniurng. I dare not come neere him. Who set this nat'rall eere to trouble me.