Marston, John · published 1606 · first performed or written 1604 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels · Blackfriars unassigned nearest T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim · 477 words
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To me? O Fawn, let me sigh it with joy into thy bosom, my brother has been wooed by this & that and other Lady to entertain than (for I ha' seen their letters) but his vow to me O Favu, is most immutable, unfeigning, peculiar, & indeed deserved. Never entreat me, never beseech me, to have pity forsooth on your Master, M. Herod: Let him never be so daringly ambitious, as to hope with all his vows and protestations to gain my affection, gods my discretion? has my my sutlery, tapstery, laundry, made me be ta'en up at the Court, preferred me to a husband, and have I advanced my husband with the labour of mine own body, from the black guard, to be one of the Duke's drummers, to make him one of the court forkers? shall I that purify many Lords & some Ladies can tell who wears perfumes who plasters, and for why, know whose a gallant, of a chaste shirt and who not; shall I become, or dares your master think I will become, or if I would become, presumes your Master to hope I would become one of his common feminines? no let M. Herod brag of his brother's wife, I scorn his letters, and her leavings at my heel, i'faith and so tell him. Nay costly, dear Puttotta, Mistress Puttotta, madam Puttotta O be merciful to my languishing master, he may in time grow great and well graced Courtier, for he wears yellow already, mix therefore your loves, as for madam Garbetza his brother's wife, you see what he writes there. I must confess he says she is a spiny, green creature, of an unwholesome barren blood and cold embrace, a bony thing of most unequal hips, uneven eyes, ill ranked teeth, and indeed one, but that she hires him, he endures not, yet, for all this does he hope to dishonest me: I am for his betters, I would he should well know it, for more by many then my husband, know I am a woman of a known, sound and upright carriage and so he shall find if he deal with me, and so tell him I pray you, what does he hope to make me one of his gills, his punks, pole cats, flirrs and feminines? Alas my miserable master, what suds art thou washed into? thou art borne to be scorned of every carted community, and yet he'll out crack a German when he is drunk, or a Spaniard after he hath eaten a Fumatho, that he has lain with that and that, and other Lady, that he lay last night in such a madonna's chamber, other night he lay in such a countess's couch, tonight he lies in such a lady's closet, when poor I know all this while he only lied in his throat.
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To me? O Fawne, let me sigh it with ioy into thy bosome, my brother has been woed by this & that and tother Lady to entertaine thē (for I ha seen their letters) but his vow to me O Faw, is most immutable, vnfaining, peculiar, & indeed deserued. Neuer intreat me, neuer beseech me, to haue pittie forsooth on your Master, M. Herod: Let him neuer be so daringly ambitious, as to hope withall his vowes and protestations to gaine my affectiō, gods my discretiō? has my my sutlery, tapstry, laundrie, made mee be tane vpp at the Court, preferde mee to a husband, and haue I adaunc't my husband with the labour of mine owne bodie, from the blacke guarde, to bee one of the Dukes drūmers, to make him one of the court forkers? shal I that purefy many Lords & some Ladies cā tel who weares perfumes who plaisters, and for why, know whose a gallant, of a chast shirt and who not; shall I become, or dares your master thinke I will become, or if I would becom, presumes your Master to hope I would become one of his common feminines? no let M. Herod bragge of his brothers wife, I skorne his letters, and her leauings at my heele, ifaith and so tell him. Nay costlie, deare Puttotta, Mistres Puttotta, madam Puttotta O be mercifull to my languishing master, hee may in time growe great and wel grac't Courtier, for hee weares yellow already, mixe therefore your loues, as for madam Garbetza his brothers wife, you see what he writes there. I must confesse he saies shee is a spinie, greene creature, of an vnholesome barren bloud and cold imbrace, a bony thing of most vnequall hyppes, vneuen eyes, ill rankt teeth, and indeede one, but that shee hires him, he endures not, yet, for al this does hee hope to dishonest me: I am for his betters, I would he should well know it, for more by many then my husband, know I am a woman of a knowne, sound and vpright carriage and so he shall finde if he deale with me, and so tel him I pray you, what does he hope to make me one of his gils, his pūcks, pole cats, flirrs and feminines? Alas my miserable maister, what suds art thou washt into? thou art borne to be scornde of euery carted community, and yet heele out cracke a Germaine when hee is drunke, or a Spaniard after he hath eaten a Fumatho, that he haz lyen with that and that, and tother Lady, that hee lay last night in such a madonnas chamber, tother night he lay in such a Countesses couch, to night he lies in such a Ladies closet, when poore I know all this while he only lied in his throat.