Chapman, George / Jonson, Ben / Marston, John · published 1605 · first performed or written 1605 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels · Blackfriars T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim typicality 0.86 · 479 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T16: lady, madam, gentleman, lordship, ladies, honour, mistress, sweet, court, servant.
I tell you I cannot endure it, I must be a Lady: do you wear your coif with a London licket; your stammel petticoat with two guards, the Buffin gown with the Tuftaffitic cape, and the Velvet lace. I must be a Lady, and I will be a Lady. I like some humours of the City Dames well, to eat Cherries only at an Angel a pound, good; to die rich Scarlet black, pretty: to line a Grogaram gown cleane thorough with velvet, tolerable; their pure linen, their smocks of 3. li. a smock are to be borne withal. But your mincing niceries, taffeta pipkins, durance petticoats, & silver bodkins:— Gods my life, as I shall be a Lady I cannot endure it. Is he come yet? Lord what a long knight 'tis! And ever she cried shout home, and yet I knew one longer, and ever she cried shout home, fa, la, lie, re, lo, la. Well Sister, those that scorn their nest, oft fly with a sick wing. Boe-bell. Where Titles presume to thrust before fit means to second them, Wealth and respect often grow sullen and will not follow. For sure in this, I would for your sake I spoke not truth. Where ambition of place goes before fitness of birth, contempt and disgrace follow. I heard a Scholar once say, that Ulysses when he counterfeited himself mad, yoked cats, and foxes, and dogs together to draw his plough, whilst he followed and sowed salt: But sure I judge them truly mad, that yoke citizens and courtiers, trades men and soldiers, a goldsmiths daughter and a knight: well sister, pray God my father sow not salt too. Alas, poor Mil. when I am a Lady, I'll pray for thee yet i'faith: Nay, and I'll vouchsafe to call thee sister Mil still, for though thou art not like to be a Lady as I am, yet sure thou art a creature of Gods making; and mayest peradventure to be saved as soon as I, (does he come?) And ever and anon she doubled in her song. Now (Ladies my comfort) What a profane Ape's here! Tailer, Poldavis, prithee fit it fit it: is this a right Scot? Does it clip close? and bear up round? Fine and stiffly i'faith, 'twill keep your thighs so cool and make your waste so small: here was a fault in your body, but I have supplied the defect, with the effect of my steel instrument which, though it have but one eye, can see to rectify the imperfection of the proportion. Most edifying tailor! I protest you Tailors are most sanctified members, and make many crooked thing go upright. How must I bear my hands? light? light? O ay, now you are in the Lady-fashion, you must do all things light. Tread light, light. I and fall so: that's the court-Amble.
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I tell you I cannot indure it, I muſt be a Lady: do you weare your Quoiffe with a London licket; your Stammell petticoate with two guardes, the Buffin gowne with the Tuftaffitic cape, and the Veluet lace. I muſt be a Lady, and I will be a Lady. I like ſome humors of the Cittie Dames well, to eate Cherries onely at an Angell a pound, good; to dye rich Scarlet black, pretty: to line a Grogaram gowne cleane thorough with veluet, tollerable; their pure linnen, their ſmocks of 3. li. a ſmock are to be borne withall. But your minſing niceryes, taffata pipkins, durance petticotes, & ſiluer bodkins:—Gods my life, as I ſhall be a Lady I cannot indure it. Is hee come yet? Lord what a long knight tis! And euer ſhee cride ſhoute home, and yet I knew one longer, and euer ſhe cryde ſhoute home, fa, la, ly, re, lo, la. Well Siſter, thoſe that ſcorne their neſt, oft flye with a ſicke wing. Boe-bell. Where Titles preſume to thruſt before fit meanes to ſecond them, Wealth and reſpect often growe ſullen and will not follow. For ſure in this, I would for your ſake I ſpake not truth. Where ambition of place goes before fitneſſe of birth, contempt and diſgrace follow. I heard a Scholler once ſay, that Ʋliſſes when he counterfeited himſelfe madde, yoakt cattes, and foxes, and dogges togither to draw his plowe, whilſt he followed and ſowed ſalt: But ſure I judge them truely madde, that yoake citizens and courtiers, trades men and ſouldiers, a gold-ſmiths daughter and a knight: well ſiſter, pray God my father ſowe not ſalt too. Alas, poore Mil. when I am a Lady, Ile pray for thee yet I faith: Nay, and Ile vouchſafe to call thee ſiſter Mil ſtill, for though thou art not like to be a Lady as I am, yet ſure thou art a creature of Gods making; and mayeſt paraduenture to bee ſau'd as ſoone as I, (dos he come?) And euer and anon ſhe doubled in her ſong. Now (Ladyes my comfort) What a prophane Ape's here! Tailer, Poldavis, prethee fit it fit it: is this a right Scot? Does it clip cloſe? and beare vp round? Fine and ſtifly i faith, twill keepe your thighes ſo coole and make your waſte ſo ſmall: here was a fault in your bodie, but I haue ſupplyed the deſect, with the effect of my ſteele inſtrument which, though it haue but one eye, can ſee to rectifie the imperfection of the proportion. Moſt aedefying Tailer! I proteſt you Tailers are moſt ſanctified members, and make many crooked thing goe vpright. How muſt I beare my hands? light? light? O I, now you are in the Lady-faſhion, you muſt doe all things light. Tread light, light. I and fall ſo: that's the court-Amble.