2 If You Know Not Me You Know Nobody (The Second Part of Queen Elizabeth's Troubles) · chunk 39 of 44
Heywood, Thomas · published 1606 · first performed or written 1605 [1604-1605; revised c.1632] (Annals) history · Queen Anne's Men T58 Gallant talk and courtship: an Epicene-c typicality 0.85 · 439 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T58: jack, john, daw, dauphine, amorous, mistress, trve, ladies, wit, madame.
Mercy dread Queen. I thank my God, I have mercy to remit A greater sin, if you repent for it. My Lords what do you mean, take hence that villain, Let her alone, she'll pardon him again: Good Queen we know you are too merciful, To deal with Traitors of this monstrous kind. Away with him to the tower, then to death, A traitor's death, shall such a Traitor have, That seeks his sovereign's life that did him save. Good Leicester. Good Queen you must be ruled. Nay 'sfoot Jack, hold on thy resolution: they say, that may happen in one hour that happens not again in 7. year, and I should chance to take her in the right vain, and she kindly bestow herself upon me, why then there's a man made from nothing, for before God I have spent all and am not worth any thing, and indeed unless this same good old Lady Ramsey take some pity upon me & take me for better for worse, God knows in which of the two Counters I shall keep my next Christmas in, but by this hand if she will accept of me in this miserable estate that I am in now, for before God, I have neither money nor credit, as I am an honest man, and that's more I am feared, than any man will believe of me, i'll forswear all women but her, & will not kiss any of my neighbour's wives for a kingdom. here's the house, I'll knock at the door: what shall I do't in the Cavellere humour, with whose's within there Ho, or in the Puritan humour, with by your leave good brother: faith in neither, for in the one I shall be taken for a swaggering knave, and in the other to be an hypocritical fool: but honest Jack in thine own honest humour plain deal's a jewel, and I have used it so long I am next door to a beggar. But God's precious, what a plague make these here? these 2. are two of my Creditors, I must stop their mouths, fleet them from hence, or all the fat's in the fire. M. Gresham, you are well met. I hope Gentlemen you will say so anon. But you are alone, are you not? Alone M. Gresham, why do you ask? A man hath reason to ask, being as I am, that never seeth his Creditors, but is afraid of the Catchpole. But you are kind my friends, and I thank you, you will bear with me. ay but M. Gresham, a man may bear till his back break.
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Mercie dread Queene. I thanke my God, I haue mercie to remit A greater sinne, if you repent for it. My Lords what do you meane, take hence that villain, Let her alone, sheele pardon him againe: Good Queene we know you are too mercifull, To deale with Traitours of this monstrous kinde. Away with him to the tower, then to death, A Tratours death, shall such a Traitour haue, That seekes his Soueraignes life that did him saue. Good Lecester. Good Queene you must be rul'd. Nay sfoote Iacke, hold on thy resolution: they say, that may happen in one houre that happens not againe in 7. yeare, and I should chance to take her in the right vaine, and she kindly bestow her selfe vpon me, why then there's a man made from nothing, for before God I haue spent all and am not worth any thing, and indeed vnlesse this same good old Ladie Ramsie take some pitie vpon me & take me for better for worse, God knowes in which of the two Counters I shall keepe my next Christmas in, but by this hand if shee will accept of mee in this miserable estate that I am in now, for before God, I haue neither money nor credite, as I am an honest man, and thats more I am fear'd, then any man will beleeue of mee, ile forsweare all women but her, & wil not kisse any of my neighbours wiues for a kingdome. heres the house, Ile knock at the doore: what shal I doo't in the Cauellere humour, with whose within there Ho, or in the Puritane humour, with by your leaue good brother: faith in neither, for in the one I shall be taken for a swaggring knaue, and in the other to be an hypocriticall foole: but honest Iacke in thine own honest humour plaine dealing's a Iewel, and I haue vs'd it so long I am next doore to a begger. But Gods precious, what a plague make these here? these 2. are two of my Creditors, I must stoppe their mouthes, fleet them from hence, or all the fats in the fire. M. Gresham, you are well met. I hope Gentlemen you will say so anon. But you are alone, are you not? Alone M. Gresham, why doe you aske? A man hath reason to aske, beeing as I am, that neuer seeth his Creditors, but is a feard of the Catch-pole. But you are kind my friends, and I thanke you, you will beare with me. I but M. Gresham, a man may beare till his backe breake.