Chapman, George · published 1606 · first performed or written 1602 [Sep 18] (Annals) comedy · Children of the Chapel (second) T61 Sir Giles Goosecap and related knightly typicality 0.85 · 514 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T61: gyles, giles, lord, wood, captain, cutt, lady, ladies, emphatical, knights.
O Lord sir Cut, I am sure our Ladies hold our Lords tack for Courtship, and yet the french Lords put them down, you noted it sir Gyles. O God sir, I stud. heard it, as I sat i'th' presence. How did they put them down I pray thee? Why for wit, and for Courtship Sir Moil. As how good left-headed Francois. Why Sir when monsieur Lambois came to your mistress the Lady Hippolita as she sat in the presence, sit down here good Sir Gyles Goosecap, he kneeled me by her thus Sir, and with a most quaint French Art in his speech of ah bellissime, I desire to die now fares he for in his speech of ah bellissime I desire to die now says he for your love that I might be buried here. A good pickthatched complement by my faith; but I prithee what answered she. She, I scorn to note that I hope then did he vie it again with another hah. That was hah, hah, I wood have put the third hah to it, if I had been as my mistress, and ha-ha-ha'ed him out of the presence i'faith, Hah says he, these fair eyes, I wood not for a million they were in France, they wood renew all our civil-wars again. That was not so good methinks captain. well-judged i'faith, there was a little wit in that I must confess, but she put him down far, & answered him with a question & that was whether he wood seem a lover or a jester, if a lover a must tell her far more likelier than those, or else she was far from believing them, if a jester, she could have much more ridiculous jests than his of twenty fools that followed the court, and told him she had as lief be courted with a brush faggot as with a frenchman, that spent itself all in sparks, & would sooner fire one's chimney then warm the house, and that such sparks were good enough yet to set thatched dispositions afire, but hers was tilled with sleight, and respected them as slightly. Why so Captain, and yet you talk of your great frenchmen, to God little England had never known them I may say. What's the matter sir Giles, are you out of love with frenchmen now of a sudden. 'slid captain Wood not make one, I'll be sworn, I'll be sworn, they took away a masty dog of mine by commission now, I think on't makes my tears stand in my eyes with grief, I had rather lost the dearest friend that ever I lay withal, in my life be this light, never stir if if he fought not with great Sekerson four hours to one, foremost take up hindmost, and took so many loaves from him, that he starved him presently: So at last the dog could do no more than a Bear could do, and the bear being heavy with hunger you know, fell upon the dog, broke his back, and the dog never stirred more.
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O Lord sir Cut, I am sure our Ladies hold our Lords tack for Courtshippe, and yet the french Lodrs put them downe, you noted it sir Gyles. O God sir, I stud and heard it, as I satith presence. How did they put them downe I pray thee? Why for wit, and for Court-shippe Sir Moile. As how good lefthandded Francois. VVhy Sir when Meuusieur Lambois came to your mistris the Ladie Hippolita as she sate in the presence, sitt downe here good Sir Gyles Goosecappe, hee kneeld me by her thus Sir, and with a most queint French Arte in his speech of ah bellissime, I desire to die now saes hee for in his speech of ah bellissime I desire to die now saies he for your loue that I might be buried here. A good pick-thacht complement by my faith; but I prethee what answer'd she. She, scorne to note that I hope then did he vie it againe with an other hah. That was hah, hah, I wood haue put the third hah to it, if I had been as my mistris, and hah, hah, haht him out of the presence yfaith, Hah saies he, theis faire eyes, I wood not for a million they were in Fraunce, they wood renewe all our ciuill-wars againe. That was not so good me thinkes captaine. Welliudgd yfaith, there was a little wit in that I must cōfesse, but she put him down far, & aūswered him with aquestiō & that was whether he wood sem a louer or a ie stter, if a louer a must tel her far more lykelier then those, or else she was far frō belieuing thē, if a Iester, she cood haue much more ridiculous iests then his of twenty fooles that followed the court, and told him she had as lieue be courted with a brush faggot as with a frēchman, that spēt it selfe al in sparks, & would soonerfire ones chimney then warme the house, and that such fparkes were good enough yet to set thatcht dispositiōs a fire, but hers was tild with sleight, and respected thē as sleightly. VVhy so Captaine, and yet you talke of your great frenchmen, to God little England had neuer knowne them I may say. VVhat's the matter sir Giles, are you out of loue with frenchmen now of a sodaine. Slydd captaine VVood not make one, Ile be sworne, Ile be sworne, they tooke away a mastie dogge of mine by commission now, I thinke on't makes my teares stand in my eyes with greefe, I had rather lost the dearest friend that euer I lay withal, in my life be this light, neuer stir if if hee fought not with great Sekerson foure hours to one, foremoste take vp hindmoste, and tooke so many loaues from him, that hee sterud him presently: So at last the dogg cood doe no more then a Beare cood doe, and the beare being heauie with hunger you know, fell vppon the dogge, broke his backe, and the dogge neuer stird more.