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 0.82 · 506 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T61: gyles, giles, lord, wood, captain, cutt, lady, ladies, emphatical, knights.
Heavy news? not possible your little bodies could bring am then, unload those your heavy news I beseech ye? Why my Lord the fool we took for your Lord: is thought too wise for you, and we dare not present him, 'slid pages, you'll not cheats of our fool will ye? Why sir Giles, he's too dogged and bitter for you in truth, we shall bring you a fool to make you laugh, and he shall make all the world laugh at us. I indeed sir Giles, and he knows you so well too Know me? slight he knows me no more than the beggar knows his dish. Faith he begs you to be content sir Giles, for he will not come. Beg me? slight I wood I had known that, other day, I thought I had met him in Paul's, & he had been anybody else but a pillar, I wood have run him through by heaven, beg me? H begges you to be content sir Giles, that is, he praies you▪ O does he praise me, than I commend him. Let this unsuitable fool go sir Giles, we will make shift without him. That we will a my word my Lord, and have him too for all this. Do not you say so sir Giles, for to tell you true that fool is dead. Dead? 'slight that cannot be man, I know he wood ha' writ to me on't had been so. Quick or dead let him go sir Giles. I my Lord, for we have better news for you to hearken after. what are they my good Novations? My Lord Momford entreats your Lordship and these knights and captain to accompany the countesse Eugenia and the other two Ladies at his house at supper tonight. All desiring your Lo: to pardon them, for not eating your meat tonight. withal my heart wags, and their's amends; my hearts, now set your courtship a'the last, a'the tainters, and prick up yourselves for the Ladies. O brave sir Cut come let's prick up the Ladies: And will not the knights two noble kinsmen be there? Both will be their my Lord. Why there's the whole knot of us then, and there shall we knock up the whole triplicity of your nuptials. e make my Lord my Cosin speake for me. And your Lordship will be for me I hope. With tooth and nail Captain, o' my Lord. Hang am Tytts i'll pommel myself into am. Your Lo: your cousin Sir Gyles has promised the Ladies they shall see you sow. God's me, wood I might never be mortal if I do not carry my work with me. Do so Sir Gyles, and withal use means To taint their high bloods with the shaft of Love, Sometimes a finger's motion wounds their minds; A jest, a gesture, or a pretty laugh. A voice, a present, ah, things done i'th' nick Wound deep, and sure, and let fly your gold And we shall nuptials have hold belly hold.
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Heauie newes? not possible your little bodies cood bring am then, vnload those your heauie newes I beseech ye? VVhy my Lord the foole we tooke for your Lord: is thought too wise for you, and we dare not presēt him, Slydd pages, youle not cheates of our foole wil ye? VVhy sir Giles, hees too dogged and bitter for you in truth, we shall bring you a foole to make you laugh, and he shall make all the world laugh at vs. I indeed sir Giles, and he knowes you so wel too Knowe me▪ slight he knowes me no more then the begge knowes his dish. Faith he begs you to be content sir Giles, for he wil not come. Begg me? slight I wood I had knowne that, tother daie, I thought I had met him in Paules, & he had byn anie body else but a piller, I wood haue runne him through by heauen, beg me? H begges you to be content sir Giles, that is, he praies you▪ O does he praise me, then I commend him. Let this vnsutable foole goe sir Gles, we will make shift without him. That we wil a my word my Lord, and haue him too for all this. Doe not you say so sir Giles, for to tel you true that foole is dead. Dead? Slight that cannot be man, I knowe he wood ha writ to me ont had byn so. Quick or dead let him goe sir Giles. I my Lord, for we haue better newes for you to harken after. what are they my good Noutions? My Lord Momford intreates your Lorship and these knights and captaine to accompany the countesse Eugenia and the oher two Ladies at his house at supper to night. All desiring your Lo: to pardon them, for not eating your meat to night. VVithall my hart wagges, and theirs amends; my harts, now set your courtshippe a'the last, a'the tainters, and pricke vp your seles for the Ladies. O braue sr come prick vp the Ladies: Ad wil not the knights two noble kinsemē be there? Both will be their my Lord. VVhy theres the whole knot of vs then, and there shall wee knoke vppe the whole triplicitie of your nuptials. e make my Lord my Cosin speake for me. And your Lordship will be for me I hope. VVith tooth and naile Captaine, A my Lord. Hang am Tytts ile pommell my selfe into am. Your L: your Cosin Sr Gyles has promist the Ladies they shall see you sowe. Gods mee, wood I might neuer be mortall if I doe not carty my worke with me. Doe so Sir Gyls, and withall vse meanes To taint their high blouds with the shafte of Loue, Sometimes a fingers motion woundes their minds; A iest, a Iesture, or a prettie laugh. A voyce, a present, ah, things done ith nick VVound deepe, and sure, and let flie your gold And we shall nuptialls haue hold belly hold.