Anonymous · published 1605 · first performed or written 1604 [1603-1605] (Annals) comedy · King's Men unassigned nearest T41 Household service: masters, doors and po · 484 words
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My friend I do not know any quarrel, touching Thy master or any other person, my business is of a different nature to him, and I prithee so tell him. For howsoever the Devonshireman is, my masters Mind is bloody: that's a round O. And therefore sir, entreaty is sir: I have no such thing to him, I tell thee once again. I will then so signify to him. A sirrah, I see this matter is hotly carried, But i'll labour to dissuade him from it, Good morrow master. Flowerdale. Good morrow good sir Lancelot, good morrow master Weathercock. By my troth gentlemen, I have been a reading over Nick Machiavel, I find him Good to be known, not to be followed: A pestilent human fellow, I have made Certain annotations of him such as they be: And how be't sir Lancelot? ha? how sir? A mad world, men cannot live quiet in it. Master Flowerdale, I do understand there is some jar Between the Devonshire man and you. They sir? They are good friends as can be. Who master Oliver and I? as good friends as can be. It is a kind of safety in you to deny it, and a generous Silence, which too few are endued withal: But sir, such A thing I hear, and I could wish it otherwise. No such thing sir Lancelot, a my reputation, As I am an honest man. Now I do believe you then, if you do Engage your reputation there is none. Nay I do not engage my reputation there is not, You shall not bind me to any condition of hardness: But if there be any thing between us, then there is, If there be not, than there is not: be or be not, all is one. I do perceive by this, that there is something between you, and I am very sorry for it. You may be deceived sir Lancelot, the Italian Hath a pretty saying, Questo? I have forgot it too, 'tis out of my head, but in my translation †Ift† hold thus, thou hast a friend, keep him. Come, I doe see by this there is somewhat betweene If a foe, trip him. And before God I could wish it otherwise. Well what is between us, can hardly be altered: you, Sir Lancelot, I am to ride forth tomorrow, That way which I must ride, no man must deny Me the Sun, I would not by any particular man, Be denied common and general passage. If any one Saith Flowerdale, thou passest not this way: My answer is, I must either on or return, But return is not my word, I must on: If I cannot, then make my way, nature Hath done the last for me, and there's the fine. Master Flowerdale, every man hath one tongue, And two ears, nature in her building, I a most curious worke-maister.
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My I doe not know any quarrell, touching Thy maister or any other person, my businesse is of a different nature to him, and I prethee so tell him. For howsoeuer the Deuenshireman is, my maisters Mind is bloody: thats a round O. And therefore syr, intreatie is : I haue no such thing to him, I tell thee once againe. I will then so signifie to him. A syrrha, I see this mater is hotly carried, But ile labour to disswade him frm it, Good morrow maister. Flowerdale. Good morrow good syr Lancelot, good morrowe maister Weathercocke. By my troath gentlemen, I haue bene a reading ouer Nick Matchiuill, I find him Good to be known, not to be followed: A pestilent humane fellow, I haue made Certaine anatations of him such as they be: And how ist syr Lancelot? ha? how ? A mad world, men cannot liue quiet in it. Maister Flowerdale, I doe vnderstand there is some iarre Betweene the Deuen-shyre man and you. They syr? hey are good friends as can be. Who maister Oliuer and I? as good friends as can be. It is a kind of safetie in you to denie it, and a generous Silence, which too few are inducd withall: But syr, such A thing I heare, and I could wish it otherwise. No such thing syr Lancelot, a my reputation, As I am an honest man. Now I doe beleeue you then, if you doe Ingage your reputation there is none. Nay I doe not ingage my reputation there is not, You shall not bind me to any condition of hardnesse: But if there be any thing betweene vt, then there is, If there be not, then there is not: be or be not, all is one. I doe perceiue by this, that there is something betweene you, and I am very sorie for it. You may be deceiued syr Lancelot, the Italian Hath a pretie saying, Questo? I haue forgot it too, out of my head, but in my translation hold thus, thou hast a friend, keepe him. Come, I doe see by this there is somewhat betweene If a foe, trip him. And before God I could wish it otherwise. Well what is betweene vs, can hardly be altered: you, Syr Lancelot, I am to ride forth to morrow, That way which I must ride, no man must denie Me the Sunne, I would not by any particular man, Be denied common and generall passage. If any one Saith Flowerdale, thou passest not this way: My answere is, I must either on or returne, But returne is not my word, I must on: If I cannot, then make my way, nature Hath done the last for me, and thers the fine. Maister Flowerdale, euery man hath oe tongue, And two eares, nature in her building, I a most curious worke-maister.