Day, John · published 1606 · first performed or written 1606 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels · Blackfriars T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour typicality 0.79 · 487 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T0: duke, lord, duchess, love, court, madam, prince, honour, grace, lady.
I hope you'll take reasonable bail for our forthcoming. The case is altered with you since you came out of Archadea. My honourable friends, Iulio and Aminter, myself and the best ability of my power, lies at your service. You see how confidently we presume upon your Letters promise, in furthering us to attain the lovers prize. The Duke's daughters are your own, and in a word thus shall you attain 'em, some 3 days hence I will appoint a hunting, to which I will invite the Duke & both his daughters: in this hunt will I upon some sudden occasion divide the train, and having singled out the two Does, I hope you have wit enough to strike. To strike, how mean you. As headsmen do, of with their maidenheads, or if the Duke offer resistance, of with his crown to. That were violence, & clean opposite to the intent of the challenge. Come ye are shallow, to't vi et armis, to't, I'll be your second, think of the crown, ha my Letters travailed for you, my wit wrought for you, and my invention sweat for you, to possess you of your loves, and seat you in the Dukedom, & come you now with 'tis violence, and against the intent of the challenge, I am ashamed to hear you. Nay Dametas, and your resolution be so forward, ours shall overtake you, we doubted least the preferments your Lord hath heaped upon you, had smothered your affection to us ward. That was the father that begot the doubt in us, you will appoint the hunt. Sever the Duke, divide the train, and then. we ha' your meaning. Put it in execution then, but first entertain some new disguise, as at our next meeting I'll inform you. Adieu, I shall think long till I see you again. As a Lawyer doth for his cliant for a second see. here's no Iudas? Yes, and a damned one to, for he would betray and sell his Master. 'tis common in such base fellows, such court-spiders, that weave their webs of flattery in the ears of greatness, if they can once entangle them in their quaint treachery, they poison 'em straight. They are like unnecessary worms, whom the son of greatness creates of the gross and slimy multitude, as soon as they recover strength, they eat into the credit of true born gentry, undermine and work out the true nobility, to enroot & establish themselves. And in the end, like Esop's starved snake, having leapt the sweet milk of greatness, made themselves strong in authority and friends, they turn their stings of envy into their preservers bosom. The example lives in this Dametas, who notwithstanding the Duke hath raised him to that height that he looks equal with himself, yet for the base hope of incertain government, he offers him to sale, but let his treason live to the last minute.
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I hope youle take reaſonable baile for our forth-comming. The caſe is alterd with you ſince you came out of Archadea. My honorable friends, Iulio and Aminter, my ſelfe and the beſt abilitie of my power, lies at your ſeruice. You ſee how confidentlie wee preſume vpon your Letters promiſe, in furthering vs to attaine the louers prize. The Dukes daughters are your owne, and in a word thus ſhall you attaine em, ſome 3 daies hence I will appoint a hunting, to which I will invite the Duke & both his daughters: in this hunt will I vpon ſome ſuddaine occaſion deuide the traine▪ and hauing ſingled out the two Does, I hope you haue wit enough to ſtrike. To ſtrike, how meane you. As headſmen doe, of with their maiden-heads, or if the Duke offer reſiſtance, of with his crowne to. That were violence, & cleane oppoſite to the intent of the challenge. Come ye are ſhallow, too't vi et armis, too't, Ile be your ſecond, thinke of the crowne, ha my Letters trauaild for you, my wit wrought for you, and my inuention ſweat for you, to poſſeſſe you of your loues, and ſeate you in the Dukedome, & come you now with tis violence, and againſt the intent of the challenge, I am aſhamd to heare you. Nay Dametas, and your reſolution be ſo forward, ours ſhal ouer-take you, wee doubted leaſt the preferments your Lord hath heapt vpon you, had ſmotherd your affection to vs ward. That was the father that begot the doubt in vs, you will appoint the hunt. Seuer the Duke, deuide the traine, and then. Wee ha your meaning. Put it in execution then, but firſt entertaine ſome new diſguiſe, as at our next meeting Ile informe you. Adiew, I ſhall thinke long till I ſee you agen. As a Lawyer doth for his clyant for a ſecond ſee. Heeres no Iudas? Yes, and a damnd one to, for hee would betray and ſell his Maiſter. Tis common in ſuch baſe fellowes, ſuch Court-ſpyders, that weaue their webbes of flatterie in the eares of greatneſſe, if they can once entangle them in their quaint trecherie, they poyſen em ſtraight. They are like vnneceſſarie wormes, whō the ſon of greatnes creates of the groſſe and ſlimie multitude, as ſoone as they recouer ſtrength, they eate into the credite of true borne gentrie, vndermine and worke out the true nobilitie, to inroote & eſtabliſh themſelues. And in the end, like Eſops ſtaru'd ſnake, hauing lapt the ſweet milk of greatnes, made themſelues ſtrong in authoritie and friendes, they turne their ſtings of enuie into their preſeruers boſome. The example liues in this Dametas, who notwithſtanding the Duke hath raiſd him to that height that hee lookes equall with himſelfe, yet for the baſe hope of incertaine gouernment, hee offers him to ſale, but let his treaſon liue to the laſt minute.