1 If You Know Not Me You Know Nobody, or The Troubles of Queen Elizabeth · chunk 18 of 23
Heywood, Thomas · published 1605 · first performed or written 1604 [1604-1605; revised c.1632] (Annals) history · Queen Anne's Men T14 Royal love, favour and dynastic relation typicality 0.79 · 486 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T14: prince, princess, love, king, lord, queen, madam, grace, lady, life.
A milking, that's a poor office for a madam. Better be a Milkmaid free, than a madam in bondage. Oh hadst thou heard the Princess yesternight, Sitting within an arbour all alone to hear a Milkmaid sing, It would have moved a flinty heart to melt, Weeping and wishing, wishing and weeping, A thousand times she with herself debates, With the poor Milkmaid to exchange estates, She was a Sempster in the tower being a Princess, And shall I her poor gentlewoman, disdain To be a Milkmaid in the country. Troth you say true, every one to his fortune, As men go to hanging, the time hath been, When I would ha' scorned to carry coals, but now the case is altered, Every man as far as his talent will stretch. where's mistress Clarentia to horse to horse, The Princess is sent for to the Court she's gone already, come let's after. The Princess gone, and I left here behind, Come, come our horses shall outstrip the wind. And I'll not be long after you, for I am sure My curtal will carry me as fast as your double Gelding. I wonder Gage that we have stayed so long, So near the Court, and yet have heard no news From our displeased sister, this more affrights me Then my former troubles, I fear this Hampton court willbe my grave. Good madam, blot such thoughts out of your mind, The Lords I know, are still about your suit, And make no doubt, but they will so prevail Both with the King and Queen, that you shall see Their heinous anger willbe turned to love. Where is the Princess. Welcome my good Lo: Howard what says the Queen, Will she admit my sight? Madam she will, this night she hath appointed, That she herself in person means to hear you, Protract no time, then come let's hast away. Where is the Princess. She waits your pleasure at the common stairs. Usher her in by torch light. Gentlemen ushers, & gentlemen Pensioners, lights For the Princess, attendance gentlemen. For her supposed virtues, Royal Queen Look on your sister with a smiling brow, And if her fault merit not too much hate, Let her be censured with all lenity, Let your deep hatred end where it began, She hath been too long banished from the sun. Our favour shallbe far 'bove her desert, And she that hath been banished from the light, Shall once again behold our cheerful sight. You my Lord shall step behind the arras, And hear our conference, we'll show her Grace, For there shines too much mercy in your face. We bear this mind, we errors would not feed, Nor cherish wrongs, nor yet see Innocents bleed. Call the Princess. All forbear this place, except our sister now? That God that raised you, stay you, and protect You from your foes, and clear me from suspect.
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A milking, that's a poore office for a Madame. Better be a Milk-maid free, then a Madame in bondage. Oh had'st thou heard the Princesse yesternight, Sitting within an arbor all alone to heare a Milk-mayd sing, It would haue moou'd a flynty hart to melt, Weeping and wishing, wishing and weeping, A thousand tymes she with her selfe debates, With the poore Milk-maid to exchange estates, Shee was a Sempster in the tower being a Princesse, And shall I her poore gentlewoman, disdayne To be a Milk-maid in the country. Troth you say true, euery one to his fortune, As men goe to hanging, the tyme hath been, When I would ha scorn'd to carry coles, but now the case is alter'd, Euery man as far as his tallent will stretch. Wher's mistres Clarential to horse to horse, The Princesse is sent for to the Court Shee's gone already, come let's after. The Princesse gone, and I left here behind, Come, come our horses shall out-strip the wind. And Ile not be long after you, for I am sure My curtall will cary me as fast as your double Gelding. I wonder Gage that we haue stayd so long, So neere the Court, and yet haue heard no newes From our displeased sister, this more affrites me Then my former troubles, I feare this Hampton court Wilbe my graue. Good madam, blot such thoughts out of your minde, The Lords I knowe, are still about your sute, And make no doubt, but they will so preuaile Both with the King and Queene, that you shall see Their haynos anger wilbe turnd to loue. Where is the Princesse. Welcome my good Lo: Howard what sayes the Queene, Will she admit my sight? Madam she will, this night she hath appoynted, That she her selfe in person meanes to heare you, Protract no time, then come let's hast away. Where is the Princesse. She waights your pleasure at the common stayers. Vsher her in by torch light. Gentlemen vshers, & gentlemen Pentioners, lights For the Princesse, attendance gentlemen. For her supposed vertues, Royall Queene Looke on your sister with a smiling brow, And if her fault merite not too much hate, Let her be censur'd with all lenity, Let your deepe hatred end where it began, She hath binne too long banisht from the sun. Our fauor shalbe farre boue her desert, And she that hath been banisht from the light, Shall once againe behold our cheerfull sight. You my Lord shall step behind the arras, And heare our conference, weele shew her Grace, For there shines too much mercy in your face. We beare this mind, we errors would not feed, Nor cherish wrongs, nor yet see Innocents bleed. Call the Princesse. All forbeare this place, except our sister now? That God that rais'd you, staye you, and protect You from your foes, and cleere me from suspect.