Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T59: andrea, spain, portugal, tribute, horatio, king, bellimperia, prince, lord, lorenzo.
I bind thee Don Andrea, by thy honour, thy valiancy, And all that thou hold'st great, To meet me single in the battles heat; Where i'll set down, in characters upon thy flesh, four precious lines, spoke by our father's mouth When first thou camest ambassador: these they are: 'tis said we shall not answer at next birth Our Father's faults in heaven, why then on earth, Which proves and shows, that what they Lost by base Captivity, We may redeem with wonted valiancy. And to this crimson end our colours spread Our courage are new borne our valours bred, Therefore Andrea as thou tenderest fame, Wars reputation, and a soldiers name. meet me. A will. Single me out. I shall. Do you the like. And you. All and we. Can we be foes, and all so well agreed. Why man in war there's bleeding amity, And he this day gives me the deepest wound, I'll call him brother. The prince call me so; To gain that name i'll give the deepest blow. Nay then if brotherhood by strokes come dew, I hope boy thou wilt gain a brother too. Father I doubt it not. Lord General, breath like your name, A General defiance 'gainst Portugal. Defiance to the Portugales. the like breath our Lord General 'gainst the spaniards Defiance to the Spaniards. Now cease words, I long to hear the music of clashed swords, why thou shalt hear it presently. Quickly then. Why now. O stay my Lords, This will but breed a mutiny in the camp. I am all fire, andrea. Art thou, good: Why then i'll quench thee prince, with thine own blood. Adieu. Adieu. Let's meet. 'tis meet we did. Alexandro. lorenzo. Vollupo. Rogero. Don Pedro. Horatio. ay, ay, Don Pedro my boy shall meet thee, Come valiant spirits of Spain, Valiant Andrea, fortunate lorenzo, worthy Rogero, Sprightly Horatio, O let me dwell a little on that name, Be all as fortunate as heavens blessed host; But blame me not, i'd have Horatio most, Ride all conquerors when the fight is done, Especially ride thee home so my son: So, now kiss and embrace, come, come, I am wars tutor, strike a 'larum drum. O valiant boy, struck with a giant's arm, His sword so falls upon the Portugales, As if he would slice them out like Oranges, And squeeze their bloods out: O abundant joy, Never had father a more happier boy. Can you not find Don andrea forth, O for a voice shriller than all the trumpets, To prince Andrea's ears! through the hot army, Go search again, bring him or near return. Valiant Andrea, by thy worthy blood, Thy honoured faith, which thou pawn'st to mine, By all that thou hold'st dear upon this earth, Sweat now to find me in the height of blood, Now death doth heap her goods up all at once, And crams his store house to the top with blood, Might I now and andrea in one fight, Make up thy wardrobe Richer by a knight.
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I bind thée Don Andrea, by thy honor, thy valiansie, And all that thou holdst great, To méete me single in the battailes heat; Where ile set downe, in Caractors vpon thy flesh, Foure precious lines, spoke by our fathers mouth When first thou camst embassador: these they are: Tis said we shall not answere at next birth Our Fathers faults in heauen, why then on earth, Which proues and showes, that what they Lost by base Captiuity, We may redéeme with wonted Ualliansie. And to this crimson end our Coullers spred Our courage are new borne our vallors bred, Therefore Andrea as thou tenderst fame, Wars reputation, and a Souldiers name. méete me▪ A will. Single me out. I shall. Do you the like▪ And you. All and we. Can we be foes, and all so well agréed. Why man in war thers bléeding amity, And he this day giues me the déepest wound, Ile call him brother. The prince call me so; To gaine that name ile giue the déepest blowe. Nay then if brother-hood by strokes come dewe, I hope boy thou wilt gaine a brother too. Father I doubt it not. Lord Generall, breath like your name, A Generall defiance gainst portugale. Defiance to the Portugales. the like breath our Lord General gainst the spaniards Defiance to the Spaniards. Now cease words, I long to heare the musick of clashed swords, why thou shalt heare it presently. Quickly then. Why now. O stay my Lords, This will but bréede a muteny in the campe. I am all fire, andrea. Art thou, good: Why then ile quench thée prince, with thyn own bloud. Adew. Adew. Lets méete. Tis méete we did. Alexandro. lorenzo. Vollupo. Rogero. Don Pedro. Horatio. I, I, Don Pedro my boy shall méete thée, Come valliant sperits of Spaine, Ualliant Andrea, fortunate lorenzo, worthy Rogero, Sprightly Horatio, O let me dwell a little on that name, Be all as fortunate as heauens blest host; But blame me not, ide haue Horatio most, Ride all Conquerours when the fight is done, Especially ride thée home so my son: So, now kisse and imbrace, come, come, I am wars tuter, strike a larum drum. O valiant boy, strooke with a Giants arme, His sword so fals vpon the Portugales, As if he would slise them out like Orenges, And squéese their blouds out: O aboundant ioy, Neuer had father a more happier boy. Can you not finde Don andrea forth, O for a voise shriller then all the trumpets, To prince Andreas ears! through the hot army, Go search agen, bring him or neare returne. Ualliant Andrea, by thy worthy bloud▪ Thy honored aith, which thou pawnst to mine, By all that thou holdst déere vpon this earth, Sweat now to find me in the hight of bloud, Now death doth heap hir goods vp all at once, And crams his store house to the top with bloud, Might I now and andrea in one fight, Make vp thy wardroope Richer by a knight.