Day, John · published 1606 · first performed or written 1606 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels · Blackfriars unassigned nearest T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim · 501 words
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In earnest. 'tis the fashion, Much in request among our Nation. To kiss away their maidenheads? Now and then, And being gone, to kiss it back again: For lovers indentures are ne'er fairly drawn, Until the maidenhead be left in pawn, As earnest of the match, so mothers said, And so will daughters do when Mams be dead. What? pawn their maidenhead? Yes, and lose'em too. And you'll maintain that fashion? signior Noah. Lay by this homebred mirth, and prepare your ears to entertain strangers. Stranger? why Father, Strangers are as welcome to me, as mine own Countrymen; if they bring good manners, & civil humanity in their company: otherwise, they are like foul weather, come afore they be sent for. Dometas, nay then we shall have news enough; for he never comes into the Presence, but he brings a whole sack full of lies es: of news I should say. Welcome Dametas: what officious fellow is that? A pure well-willer of your Majesties, & a follower of mine. O 'tis Manasses; and he could make Arms aswell as he mars Legs, he would grow in great request for Heraldry: What's your news? These Lacedemonians, Subjects to your Majesty, having a message to deliver to your majesties instruments of hearing, commonly yclept, ears. How? Hath any one here, clipped ears? Sweet Feminine, clip off the tail of thy discourse with the Scissors of attention, as I say, these Lacedemonians have chosen me their tongue. Of a long tongue thou speakst very little. That proves me no woman, for they speak over much. What grievances oppress them? briefly speak. Merchandise (my Ledge) through the avarice of purchasing Officers, is racked with such unmerciful Impost, that the very name of Traffic grows odious even to the professor. towns so oppressed for want of wonted and natural liberty, as that the native Inhabitants seem Slaves, & the Foreigners free Denizens. Offices so bought and sold, that before the purchaser can be said to be placed in his Office, he is again by his covetous Patron displaced. Common Riots, Rapes, and wilful Homicide in great men's followers, not only, not punished, but in a manner countenanced and applauded. Indeed since your Majesty left the Land, the whole body of the Commonwealth runs clean against the bias of true and pristine government. And your honourable Brother, like a Ship tossed upon the violent billows of this Insurrection, by us entreats your majesties Letters of speedy reformation, for fear the whole kingdom suffer inevitable shipwreck. Which after short deliberation with our Counsel, yourself shall return. Dametas, reward their travails with 200. crowns: in the mean time, let'em taste the best entertainment of our Court. Proud Rebels, they shall see that a Duke's frown, Can at his pleasure, turn Rebellion down: See them rewarded. Manasses, see the fellows entertained; I must attend of the Duke. Boy, see the fellows entertained? I must wait of my lord. fellows, be as merry as you may, I must follow my M.
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In earneſt. Tis the faſhion, Much in requeſt among our Nation. To kiſſe away their maidenheads? Now and then, And being gone, to kiſſe it backe agen: For louers indentures are nea're fairely drawne, Vntill the maidenhead be left in pawne, As earneſt of the match, ſo mothers ſed, And ſo will daughters do when Mams be dead. What? pawne their maidenhead? Yes, and looſe'em too. And youle maintaine that faſhion? Signeor Noe. Lay by this homebred mirth, and prepare your eares to entertaine ſtrangers. Stranger? why Father, Strangers are as welcome to mee, as mine owne Countrymen; if they bring good manners, & ciuill humanitie in their companie: otherwiſe, they are like foule weather, come afore they be ſent for. Dometas, nay then we ſhall haue newes enough; for he neuer comes into the Preſence, but he brings a whole ſacke full of es: of newes I ſhould ſay. Welcome Dametas: what officious fellow is that? A pure welwiller of your Maieſties, & a follower of mine. O tis Manaſſes; and he could make Armes aſwel as he mars Legges, he would grow in great requeſt for Heraldrie: What's your newes? Theſe Lacedemonians, Subiectes to your Maieſtie, hauing a Meſſadge to deliuer to your Maieſties inſtruments of hearing, commonly eclipt, eares. How? Hath any one heere, clipt eares? Sweete Femenine, clip off the taile of thy diſcourſe with the Siſſars of attention, as I ſay, theſe Lacedemonians haue choſen me their tongue. Of a long tongue thou ſpeakſt verie little. That proues me no woman, for they ſpeake ouer much. What greuances oppreſſe them? briefly ſpeake. Marchandiſe (my Ledge) through the auarice of purchaſing Officers, is rackt with ſuch vnmercifull Impoſt, that the very name of Traffique growes odious euen to the profeſſor. Townes ſo oppreſt for want of wonted and naturall libertie, as that the natiue Inhabitants ſeeme Slaues, & the Forrayners free Denizens. Offices ſo bought and ſould, that before the purchaſer can be ſayd to be placed in his Office, he is againe by his couetous Patrone diſplac't. Common Riots, Rapes, and wilfull Homicide in great mens followers, not onely, not puniſhed, but in a manner countenaunced and aplauded. Indeede ſince your Maieſtie left the Land, the whole bodie of the Common-wealth runnes cleane againſt the byas of true and priſtine gouernement. And your honorable Brother, like a Shipp toſte vpon the violent billowes of this Inſurrection, by vs intreates your Maieſties Letters of ſpeedy reformation, for feare the whole kingdome ſuffer ineuitable ſhipwracke. Which after ſhort deliberation with our Counſell, your ſelfe ſhall returne. Dametas, rewarde their trauayles with 200. Crownes: in the meane time, let'em taſte the beſt entertainment of our Court. Proud Rebels, they ſhall ſee that a Dukes frowne, Can at his pleaſure, turne Rebellion downe: See them rewared. Manaſses, ſee the fellowes entertaind; I muſt attende of the Duke. Boy, ſee the fellowes entertaind? I muſt waite of my lord. Fellowes, be as merrie as you may, I muſt follow my M.