1 If You Know Not Me You Know Nobody, or The Troubles of Queen Elizabeth · chunk 12 of 23
Heywood, Thomas · published 1605 · first performed or written 1604 [1604-1605; revised c.1632] (Annals) history · Queen Anne's Men T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim typicality 0.71 · 471 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T16: lady, madam, gentleman, lordship, ladies, honour, mistress, sweet, court, servant.
How now, what means the fellow. Audacious slave presuming in my place. Sir 'twas my pleasure and I did command it. The proudest he that keeps within the tower, Shall have no eye into my private office. No Sir, why say 'tis I. Be it yourself or any other here, I'll make him sup the hottest broth I have. You will not. Zounds I will, I have been true to her, and will be still. Well, I'll have this amended ere't be long, And venge myself on her for all their wrong. I have got another Nosegay for my young Lady, My Lord said I should be soundly whipped If I were seen to bring her any more, But yet I'll venture once again, she's so good, Oh here's her chamber, I'll call and see if she be stirring, Where are you Lady? Welcome sweet boy, what hast thou brought me there. Madam, I have brought you another nose gay, But you must not let it be seen, for if it be, I shall be soundly whipped, indeed-la la, indeed I shall. God a mercy boy, here's to requite thy love. Stay him stay him, oh have I caught you Sir, Where have you been. To carry my young Lady some more flowers, Alas my Lord a child, pray let him go. A crafty knave my Lords, search him for letters. Letters my Lord, it is impossible. Come tell me what letters thou carryedst her, I'll give thee figs and sugar plums. Will you indeed, well i'll take your word, For you look like an honest man. Now tell me what letters thou deliverest. Faith gaffer I know no letters but great A, B and C: I am not come to K yet, Now gaffer will you give me my sugar plums. Yes marry will I, take him away, Let him be soundly whipped I charge you sirrah. They keep even infants from us, they do well, My sight they have too long bar, and now my smell, This tower hath made me fall to housewifry, I spend my labours to relieve the poor, Go Gage distribute these to those that need. Madam the Queen out of her royal bounty, Hath freed you from the thraldom of the tower, And now this gentleman must be your guardian. I thank her: she hath rid me of a Tyrant, Is he appointed now to be my keeper? What is he Lords? A gentleman in favour with the Queen. It seems so by his charge, but tell me Gauge, Is yet the scaffold standing on tower hill, Whereon young Gilford and the Lady Iane did suffer death. Upon my life it stands not. Lord Howard what is he. A gentleman, though of a stern aspect, Yet mild enough I hope your Grace will find.
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How now, what meanes the fellow. Audacious slaue presuming in my place. Sir 'twas my pleasure and I did command it. The prowdest he that keepes within the tower, Shall haue no eie into my priuate office. No Sir, why say 'tis I. Be it your selfe or any other here, Ile make him sup the hottest broth I haue. You will not. Zoundes I will, I haue been true to her, and will be still. Well, Ile haue this amended er't be long, And venge my selfe on her for all their wrong. I haue got another Nosegay for my young Lady, My Lord said I should be soundly whipt If I were seene to bring her any more, But yet Ile venture once againe, shee's so good, Oh heer's her chamber, Ile call and see if shee be stirring, Where are you Lady? Welcome sweet boy, what hast thou brought me there. Madam, I haue brought you another nose gay, But you must not let it be seene, for if it be, I shall be soundly whipt, indeedla, indeed I shall. God a mercy boy, heeres to requite thy loue. Stay him stay him, oh haue I caught you Sir, Where haue you been. To carry my younge Lady some more flowers, Alas my Lord a child, pray let him goe. A crafty knaue my Lords, serch him for letters. Letters my Lord, it is impossible. Come tell me what letters thou carryedst her, Ile giue thee figgs and suger plummes. Will you indeed, well ile take your word, For you looke like an honest man. Now tell me what letters thou deliuerest. Faith gaffer I know no letters but great A, B and C: I am not come to K yet, Now gaffer will you giue me my suger plummes. Yes marry will I, take him away, Let him be soundly whipt I charge you sirra. They keepe euen infants from vs, they do well, My sight they haue too long bard, and now my smell, This tower hath made me fall to huswiffry, I spend my labors to releeue the poore, Goe Gage distribute these to those that neede. Madam the Queene out of her royall bounty, Hath freed you from the thraldome of the tower, And now this gentleman must be your gardyan. I thanke her: she hath ryd me of a Tyrant, Is he appoynted now to be my keeper? What is he Lordes? A gentleman in fauor with the Queene. Yt seemes so by his charge, but tell me Gage, Is yet the scaffold standing on tower hill, Whereon young Gilford and the Lady Iane did suffer death. Vppon my life it stands not. Lord Howard what is he. A gentleman, tho of a sterne aspect, Yet milde enough I hope your Grace will finde.