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 0.80 · 483 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T61: gyles, giles, lord, wood, captain, cutt, lady, ladies, emphatical, knights.
Let's hear it good servant. Why madam we have a great match at football towards, married men against bachelors, & the married men be all my friends, so I wood fain marry to take the married men's parts in truth. The best reason for marriage that ever I heard sir Gyles. I pray will you keep my work a little mistress; I must needs strain a little curtsy in truth. God's my life I thought he was a little to blame. Come, come, you hear not me dame. Well said sir Cut, to her now we shall hear fresh courting. A 'las sir Cut, you are not worth the hearing, everybody says you cannot love, howsoever you talk on't. Not love dame? 'slid what argument wouldst have of my love trow? let me look as red as scarlet afore I see thee, and when thou comest in sight if the sun of thy beauty, do not white me like a shepherd's holland I am a Jew to my Creator. O excellent. Let me burst like a Toad, if a frown of thy brow has not turned the very heart in my belly, and made me ready to be hanged by the heels for a fortnight to bring it to the right again. You should have hanged longer Sir Cut: 'tis not right yet, Zonnes, bid me cut off the best limb of my body for thy love, and I'll lay't in thy hand to prove it, dost think I am no Christian, have I not a Soul to save? Yes 'tis to save yet I warrant it, and willbe while 'tis a soul if you use this. Excellent Courtship of all hands, only my captains Courtship, is not heard yet, good madam give him favour to court you with his voice. What should he Court me with all else my Lord? Why, I hope madam there be other things to Court Ladies withal besides voices. I mean with an audible sweet song madam. With all my heart my Lord, if I shall be so much in debted to him. Nay I will be indebted to your ears Lady for hearing me sound music. Well done Captain, prove as it will now. My Lord Doctor Versey the Physician is come to see master Clarence. Light and attend him to him presently. To master Clarence? what is your friend sick? Exceeding sick. I am exceeding sorry. Never was sorrow worthier bestowed than for the ill state of so good a man. Alas poor gentleman; good my Lord let's see him. Thanks gentle Lady, but my friend is loath To trouble Ladies since he cannot quit them. With any thing he hath that they respect. Respect my Lord; I wood hold such a man In more respect than any Emperor For he could make me Empress of myself And in mine own rule comprehend the world.
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Let's heare it good seruant. VVhy madam we haue a great match at foot-ball towards, married men against batchellers, & the married men be al my friends, so I wood faine marrie to take the married mens parts in truth. The best reason for marriage that euer I heard sir Gyles. I pray will you keepe my worke a little mistris; I must needes straine a little courtsie in truth. Gods my life I thought he was a little to blame. Come, come, you heare not me dame. VVell said sir Cut, to her now we shall heare fresh courting. A las sir Cut, you are not worth the , euery bodie saies you cannot loue, how soeuer you talke on't. Not loue dame? slydd what argument woodst haue of my loue tro? lett me looke as redde as scarlet a fore I see thee, and when thou comst in sight if the sunne of thy bewtie, doe not white me like a sheppards hollandl am a Iewe to my Creator. O excellent. Let mee burst like a Tode, if a frowne of thy browe has not turnd the verie heart in my bellie, and made mee readie to bee hangd by the heeles for a fortnight to brig it to the right againe. You shood haue hangd longer Sir Cut: tis not right yet, Zonnes, bid me cut off the best lymme of my bodie for thy loue, and ile lai't in thy hand to proue it, doost thinke I am no Christian, haue I not a Soule to saue? Yes tis to saue yet I warrant it, and wilbe while tis a soule if yo vse this. Excellent Courtship of all hands, only my Captaines Courtshippe, is not heard yet, good madam giue him fauour to court you with his voyce. What shood he Court me with all else my Lord? VVhy, I hope madam there be other things to Court Ladies withall besides voyces. I meane with an audible sweete song madam. VVith all my heart my Lorde, if I shall bee so much in debted to him. Nay I will be indebted to your eares Ladie for hearing me sound musicke. VVell done Captaine, proue as it wil now. My Lord Doctor Versey the Physitian is come to see master Clarence. Light and attend him to him presently. To master Clarence? what is your friend sicke? Exceeding sicke. I am exceeding sorrie. Neuer was sorrow worthier bestowed Then for the ill state of so good a man. Alas poore gentleman; good my Lord lets see him. Thankes gentle Ladie, but my friend is loth To trouble Ladies since he cannot quitt them. With any thing he hath that they respect. Respect my Lord; I wood hold such a man In more respect then any Emperor For he cood make me Empresse of my selfe And in mine owne rule comprehend the world.