2 If You Know Not Me You Know Nobody (The Second Part of Queen Elizabeth's Troubles) · chunk 23 of 44
Heywood, Thomas · published 1606 · first performed or written 1605 [1604-1605; revised c.1632] (Annals) history · Queen Anne's Men unassigned nearest T62 The courtier as a type: fashion, affecta · 503 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T62: courtier, shrug, face, court, italian, monsieur, scholar, fashion, french, courtiers.
I cannot tell Sir well what to call it, but instead of matches of ware, when you read your Letter, I believe you will find your Factor hath matched you. What's here, what's here. As near as I could guess at your meaning, I have laboured to furnish you, and have sent you 2. thousand pounds worth of Match. How, bones knave, 2. thousand pounds worth of Match! Faith M. never chafe at it, for if you cannot put it away for Match, it may be the hangman will by some of it for halters. Bones a me, I sent for matches of ware, fellows of ware. And Match being a kind of ware, I think your Factor hath matched you. The blazing Star did not appear for nothing: I sent to be sorted with matches of ware, And he hath sent me nought, but a commodity of Match, And in a time when there's no vent for it. What do you think on't Gentlemen, I little thought Iack would have served me so. Nay M. Hebson grieve not at Iack's cross, My doubt is more and that I laugh at less. You have travelled sir, how do you like this building? Trust me it is the goodliest thing that I have seen, England affords none such. Nor Christendom: I might say all the world has not his fellow. I have been in Turkey's great Constantinople, The Merchants there meet in a goodly temple, But have no common Burse in Rom, but Rome's Built after the manner of Frankford, and Eniden: There where the greatest Marts and meeting places Of merchants are have streets and penthouses, And as I might compare them to themselves, Like Lumberstreet before this Buisse was built. I have seen the like in Bristol. Good morrow to your honours. Thanks to my good Lord Major. We are gazing here of M. Gresham's work. I think you have not seen a goodlier Frame. Not in my life, yet I have been in Venice, In the Rialto there called S. Marks, 'tis but a babble if compared to this. The nearest that which most resembles this, Is the great Burse in Antwerp, yet not comparable Either in height or wideness: the fair cellarage, Or goodly shops above: O my Lord Major, This Gresham hath much graced your City London, His fame will long outlive him. It is reported you sir Thomas Ramsey are as rich as he. This should incite you to such noble works, To eternize you. Your Lordship pleases to be pleasant with me, I am the meanest of a many men In this fair City, M Gresham's fame Draws me as a spectator amongst others, To see his cost, but not compare with it, And it is cost indeed. But when to fit these empty rooms about here, The pictures graven of all the English Kings Shall be set over and in order placest, How glorious will it then be? Admirable! These very Pictures will surmount my wealth.
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I cannot tell Sir well what to call it, but in steed of matches of ware, when you reade your Letter, I beleeue you will find your Factor hath matcht you. VVhat's here, what's here. As neare as I could gesse at your meaning, I haue laboured to furnish you, and haue sent you 2. thousand pounds worth of Match. How, bones knaue, 2. thousand pounds worth of Match! Faith M. neuer chafe at it, for if you cannot put it away for Match, it may be the hang-man will by some of it for halters. Bones a me, I sent for matches of ware, fellowes of ware. And Match being a kinde of ware, I thinke your Factor hath match't you. The blasing Starre did not appeare for nothing: I sent to be sorted with matches of ware, And he hath sent me nought, but a commoditie of Match, And in a time when ther's no vent for it. VVhat doe you thinke on't Gentlemen, I little thought Iack would haue seru'd me so. Nay M. Hebson grieue not at Iack's crosse, My doubt is more and that I laugh at lesse. You haue trauel'd sir, how do you like this building? Trust me it is the goodliest thing that I haue seene, England affords none such. Nor Christendome: I might say all the world has not his fellow. I haue been in Turkies great Constantinople, The Marchants there meet in a goodly temple, But haue no common Burse in Rom, but Rome's Built after the manner of Franckeford, and Eniden: There where the greatest Marts and meeting places Of marchants are haue streets and pent-houses, And as I might compare them to themselues, Like Lumber-street before this Buisse was built. I haue seene the like in Bristow. Good morrow to your honours. Thankes to my good Lord Major. VVe are gazing here of M. Greshams worke. I thinke you haue not seene a goodlier Frame. Not in my life, yet I haue been in Uenice, In the Realto there called S. Markes, T'is but a bable if compar'd to this. The nearest that which most resembles this, Is the great Burse in Anwerpe, yet not comparable Either in height or widnesse: the faire Sellerage, Or goodly shoppes aboue: O my Lord Major, This Gresham hath much grac't your Cittie London, His fame will long out-liue him. It is reported you sir Thomas Ramsie are as rich as he. This should incite you to such noble workes, To eternize you. Your Lorship pleases to be pleasant with me, I am the meanest of a many men In this faire Cittie, M Greshams fame Drawes me as a spectator amongst others, To see his cost, but not compare with it, And it is cost indeed. But when to fit these emptie roomes about here, The pictures grauen of all the English Kings Shall be set ouer and in order plac'st, How glorious will it then be? Admirable! These very Pictures will surmount my wealth.