Day, John · published 1606 · first performed or written 1606 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels · Blackfriars unassigned nearest T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour · 487 words
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Not at his Tailors in any case, for there's no greater stitch to a younger brother's conscience, than to pay for a suit of apparel when 'tis worn out. Lisander or his ghost. Demetrius, Or some illusive tenant in his shape. Unkind, why didst thou leave my company? For that which made the amorous God's leave heaven, For love: but why is Demetrius thus disguised? For that which would make a jackanapes a Monkey, and he could get it: a tail. Peace rogue. Why wag, is thy master in love? Faith sir he hath entered his action in Cupid's court, & means to proceed in the suit it should seem. Why didst not take my counsel in thy choice? Because I feared a chiding, for doubting thine honourable thoughts would not have consented to my effeminate attempts, I stole this secret course, and manner of disguise, as best helping to access, which it hath begot, now what access will bring forth, I commit to unborn Industry. It cannot but be prosperous: only the strict observance of our loves, hinders the passage of our hopes. Indeed that's not the least hindrance, yet the Duke himself, and my quaint disguise hath removed it out of my way, who not only takes me for a woman, but hath allowed me for my loves companion. Fortune deals kindly with thee, I am as far from access to my love, as when I was in Thrate. Dametas is the oystershell that holds thy pearl, our wits must fish for him. Will the cod's head bite? Like an old Usurer at a young heirs inheritance, and I h'ate ready hooked for him: and he ere he comes, my plot is to prefer thee to his service. prithee do, and I'll serve him in his right kind. Dametas, my love is yours. Which madam I am as proud of As a malcontent of a change, or an old Lady of a new fashion. To be round I have a suit to you in the behalf of this woodman To me sweet blossom, though I be somewhat strict in mine office, I cannot be stony to Ladies. Fellow is thy petition drawn? Petition. Your only way to move a suit by: Humbly complaining to your good worship, O 'tis most pathetic, and indeed without money, can do just nothing with authority. Come hither stripling whose son wert thou? I am not so wise a child as you take me for, I never knew my father. Didst not know thy father? A common fault, his betters forget themselves when they grow rich, then blame not him to forget his father. What was his name? If I may give credit to my mother, they called him Menalchas, who on his deathbed made me his heir, with this charge, to seek your worship's service, & gave me this gold as a remembrance to purchase your favour. Gold him?
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Not at his Taylers in any caſe, for theres no greater ſtitch to a younger brothers conſcience, then to pay for a ſute of appariell when tis worne out. Liſander or his ghoſt. Demetrius, Or ſome illuſiue tenant in his ſhape. Vnkind, why didſt thou leaue my company? For that which made the amorous Gods leaue heauen, For loue: but why is Demetrius thus diſguiſd? For that which would make a lackanapes a Monkey, and he could get it: a tayle. Peace rogue. Why wagge, is thy maiſter in loue? Faith ſir he hath entred his action in Cupids court, & meanes to proceede in the ſute it ſhou'd ſeeme. Why didſt not take my counſell in thy choiſe? Becauſe I feard a chiding, for doubting thine honourable thoughts would not haue conſented to my effeminate attempts, I ſtole this ſecret courſe, and manner of diſguiſe, as beſt helping to acceſſe, which it hath begot, now what acceſſe will bring forth, I commit to vnborne Induſtry. It cannot but be proſperous: onely the ſtrict obſeruance of our loues, hinders the paſſage of our hopes. Indeed thats not the leaſt hinderance, yet the Duke himſelfe, and my quaint diſguiſe hath remoued it out of my way, who not onely takes mee for a woman, but hath allowd mee for my loues companion. Fortune deales kindly with thee, I am as farre from acceſſe to my loue, as when I was in Thrate. Dametas is the oyſterſhell that holdes thy pearle, our vvits muſt fiſh for him. VVill the Cods head byte? Like an old Vſurer at a young heyres inhetance, and I h'ate ready hookt for him: and he ere he comes, my plot is to preferr thee to his ſeruice. Prethe doe, and Ile ſerue him in his right kind. Dametas, my loue is yours. VVhich madam I am as proud of As a malecontent of a change, or an old Lady of a new faſhion. To be roūd I haue a ſute to you in the behalfe of this woodman To me ſweet bloſſom, tho I be ſomwhat ſtrict in mine office, I cannot be ſtony to Ladies. Fellow is thy petition drawne? Peticion. Your onely way to mooue a by: Humbly complayning to your good worſhip, O tis moſt pathetick, and indeed without money, can doe iuſt nothing with authoritie. Come hether ſtripling whoſe ſonne wert thou? I am not ſo wiſe a child as you take me for, I neuer knew my father. Didſt not know thy father? A common fault, his betters forget themſelues whē they grow rich, then blame not him to forget his father. VVhat was his name? If I may giue credite to my mother, they cald him Menalchas, who on his death-bed made mee his heyre, with this charge, to ſeeke your worſhips ſeruice, & gaue me this gold as a remembrance to purchaſe your fauour. Gold him?