Chapman, George / Jonson, Ben / Marston, John · published 1605 · first performed or written 1605 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels · Blackfriars T13 Knights, squires and ladies typicality 0.84 · 514 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T13: knight, raph, lady, knights, george, master, squire, rafe, pray, god.
Come sweet Knight come, I do hunger and thirst to be a-bed with thee. Thanks for our feastlike Breakfast good Master Security, I am sorry, (by reason of my instant haste to so long a voyage as Virginia,) I am without means, by any kind amends to show how affectionately I take your kindness, and to confirm by some worthy ceremony a perpetual league of friendship betwixt us. Excellent Knight; let this be a token betwixt us of inviolable friendship: I am new married to this fair Gentlewoman you know; & (by my hope to make her fruitful though I be something in years) I vow faithfully unto you, to make you Godfather (though in your absence) to the first child I am blessed withal; and henceforth call me Gossip I beseech you, if you please to accept it. In the highest degree of gratitude, my most worthy Gossip; for confirmation of which friendly title, let me entreat my fair Gossip your Wife here, to accept this Diamond, and keep it as my gift to her first Child, wheresoever my Fortune in event of my Voyage shall bestow me. How now my coy wedlock! make you strange of so Noble a favour? take it I charge you, with all affection, and (by way of taking your leave) present boldly your lips to our honourable Gossip. How venturous he is to him, and how jealous to others! Long may this kind touch of our lips Print in our hearts all the forms of affection. And now my good Gossip, if the writings be ready to which my wife should seal, let them be brought this morning, before she takes coach into the country, and my kindness shall work her to dispatch it. The writings are ready Sir. My learned counsel here, Master Bramble, the Lawyer hath perused them; and within this hour, I will bring the Scrivener with them to your worshipful Lady. Good Master Bramble, I will here take my leave of you then; God send you fortunate physnomy sir, and contentious Clients. And you foreright winds Sir, and a fortunate voyage. Sir Petronel, here are three or four Gentlemen desire to speak with you. What are they? They are your followers in this voyage Knight, Captain Seagull and his associates, I met them this morning, and told them you would be here. Let them enter I pray you, I know they long to be gone, for their stay is dangerous. God save my honourable Colonel. Welcome good Captain Seagull, and worthy Gentlemen, if you will meet my friend Francke here, and me, at the blue Anchor Tavern by Billingsgate this Evening, we will there drink to our happy voyage, be merry, and take Boat to our Ship with all expedition. Defer it no longer I beseech you Sir, but as your voyage is hitherto carried closely, and in another knight's name, so for your own safety and ours, let it be continued, our meeting and speedy purpose of departing known to as few as is possible, lest your Ship and goods be attached.
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Come ſweete Knight come, I do hunger and thyrſt to be a bed with thee. Thankes for our feaſtlike Breakefaſt good Maiſter Securitie, I am ſory, (by reaſon of my inſtant haſte to ſo long a voyage as Ʋirginia,) I am without meanes, by any kinde amends to ſhow how affectionatly I take your kindneſſe, and to confirme by ſome worthy ceremonie a perpetuall league of friendſhip betwixt vs. Excellent Knight; let this be a token betwixt vs of inuiolable friendſhip: I am new marryed to this fayre Gentlewoman you know; & (by my hope to make her fruitefull though I be ſomething in yeares) I vowe faithfully vnto you, to make you Godfather (though in your abſence) to the firſt childe I am bleſt withall; and henceforth call me Goſſip I beſeech you, if you pleaſe to accept it. In the higheſt degree of gratitude, my moſt worthy Goſſip; for confirmation of which friendly title, let me entreate my faire Goſſip your Wife here, to accept this Diamond, and keepe it as my gift to her firſt Childe, whereſoeuer my Fortune in euent of my Voyage ſhall beſtowe me. How now my coye wedlock! make you ſtrange of ſo Noble a fauour? take it I charge you, with all affection, and (by way of taking your leaue) preſent boldly your lips to our honourable Goſſip. How ventrous he is to him, and how iealous to others! Long may this kinde touch of our lippes Print in our hearts al the formes of affection. And now my good Goſſip, if the writings be ready to which my wife ſhould ſeale, let them be brought this morning, before ſhe takes Coache into the countrie, and my kindneſſe ſhall worke her to diſpatche it. The writings are ready Sir. My learned counſell here, Maiſter Bramble, the Lawyer hath peruſde them; and within this houre, I will bring the Scriuenour with them to your worſhipfull Lady. Good Maiſter Bramble, I will here take my leaue of you then; God ſend you fortunate Pleas ſir, and contentious Clients. And you foreright windes Sir, and a fortunate voyage. Sir Petronell, here are three or foure Gentlemen deſire to ſpeake with you. What are they? They are your followers in this voyage Knight, Captaine Seagull and his aſſociates, I met them this morning, and told them you would be here. Let them enter I pray you, I know they long to bee gone, for their ſtay is dangerous. God ſaue my honourable Collonell. Welcome good Captaine Seagull, and worthy Gentlemen, if you will meete my friend Francke here, and me, at the blew Anchor Tauerne by Billinſgate this Euening, we will there drinke to our happy voyage, be merry, and take Boate to our Ship with all expedition. Deferre it no longer I beſeech you Sir, but as your voyage is hetherto carried cloſely, and in another Knights name, ſo for your owne ſafetie and ours, let it be continued, our meeting and ſpeedy purpoſe of departing knowne to as few as is poſſible, leaſt your Ship and goods be attacht.