Anonymous · published 1606 · first performed or written 1602 [1601-1602] (Annals) comedy · Unknown unassigned nearest T11 Siblings, kin and confidants · 452 words
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Faith a whole sackful of news: You love Sophos and Sophos loves you; And Peter Ploddall loves you, and you love not him, And you love not Master Churmes, and he loves you, And so here's love and no love, And I love and I love not, And I cannot tell what: But of all, and of all, Master Churmes must be the man you must love. Nay, first I'll mount me on the winged wind, And fly for succour to the farthest Ind. Must I love Master Churmes? Faith you must and you must not. As how I pray thee? Marry I have commendations to you. From whom? From your brother Fortunatus. My brother Fortunatus? No: from Sophos. From my Love? No from neither. From neither? Yes from both. Prithee leave thy foolery, and let me know thy news. Your brother Fortunatus, and your love, tomorrow night will meet you by the forest side, There to confer about I know not what: But 'tis like, that Sophos will make you of his privy council, before you come again. Is Fortunatus then returned from the wars? He is with Sophos every day, But in any case you must not let your Father know, For he hath sworn he will not be descried, Until he have effected your desires: For he swaggers and swears out of all cry, That he will venture all, Both fame and blood, and limb and life, But Lelia shall be Sophos wedded wife. Alas Nurse, my father's jealous brain Doth scarce allow me once a month to go, Beyond the compass of his watchful eyes, Nor once affords me any conference, With any man except with Mr. Churms, Whose crafty brain beguiles my father so, That he reposeth trust in none but him: And though he seeks for favour at my hands, He takes his mark amiss and shoots awry. For I had rather see the devil himself, Then Churms the Lawyer: Therefore how I should meet them by the forest side, I cannot possibly devise. And Master Churms must be the man must work the means, You must this night send for him: Make him believe you love him mightily, Tell him you have a secret friend dwells far away beyond the Forest. To whom if he can secretly convey you from your father, Tell him you will love him, better than ever God loved him. And when you come to the place appointed, Let them alone to discharge the knave of clubs. And that you must not fail, Here receive this ring, which Fortunatus sent you for ●●oken, That this is the plot that you must prosecute, And this from Sophos as his true loves pledge.
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Faith a whole ſackefull of newes: You loue Sophos and Sophos loues you; And Peter Ploddall loues you, and you loue not him, And you loue not Maſter Churmes, and he loues you, And ſo heers loue and no loue, And I loue and I loue not, And I cannot tell what: But of all, and of all, Maſter Churmes muſt bee the man you muſt loue. Nay, firſt Ile mount me on the winged wind, And fly for ſuccour to the fartheſt Inde. Muſt I loue Maſter Churmes? Faith you muſt and you muſt not. As how I pray thee? Marry I haue commendations to you. From whom? From your brother Fortunatus. My brother Fortunatus? No: from Sophos. From my Loue? No from neither. From neither? Yes from both. Prithee leaue thy foolery, and let me knowe thy newes. Your brother Fortunatus, and your loue, to morrow night will meet you by the forreſt ſide, There to conferre about I knowe not what: But tis like, that Sophos will make you of his priuy councell, before you come againe. Is Fortunatus then retourned from the warres? He is with Sophos euery day, But in any caſe you muſt not let your Father know, For he hath ſworne he will not be diſcried, Vntill he haue effected your deſires: For he ſwaggers and ſweares out of all crie, That he will venture all, Both fame and bloud, and limme and life, But Lelia ſhall be Sophos wedded wife. Alas Nurſe, my fathers iealous braine Doth ſcarce allow me once a month to goe, Beyond the compaſſe of his watchfull eyes, Nor once affords me any conference, With any man except with Mr. Churms, Whoſe craftie braine beguiles my father ſo, That he repoſeth truſt in none but him: And though he ſeekes for fauour at my hands, He takes his marke amiſſe and ſhootes awrie. For I had rather ſee the diuel himſelfe, Then Churms the Lawyer: Therefore how I ſhould meete them by the forreſt ſide, I cannot poſſibly deuiſe. And Maſter Churms muſt be the man muſt work the meanes, You muſt this night ſend for him: Make him beleeue you loue him mightily, Tell him you haue a ſecret friend dwels farre away beyond the Forreſt. To whom if he can ſecretly conuay you from your father, Tel him you wil loue him, better then euer God loued him. And when you come to the place appointed, Let them alone to diſcharge the knaue of clubs. And that you muſt not faile, Here receiue this ring, which Fortunatus ſent you for oken, That this is the plot that you muſt proſecute, And this from Sophos as his true loues pledge.