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 · 483 words
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So farewell thought I, I have prepared you a Zelmane's answerable to your expectation. Then triumph in thy will, and let thy thoughts Proclaim a jubilee: my teeming hope: Are now delivered of a gracious birth, Which I have Christened, opportunity. Unto whose shrine in honour of this day, My thoughts shall hold a monthly sacrifice, Love grant Demetrius, meet the like success, Our pains are crowned with double happiness. Only our disguises hold firm, but all other attempts meet untimely deaths, even in their cradles. What and we should acquaint the Ladies with our intents. 'twould argue a kind of cowardice in our wits, that ha' such suspectless admittance to there presence, as this disguise hath purchased us, we should not have that ability of inventure to entangle'em in their own security. Well howsoever, we must not dwell long determining for the liberty of stay with Dametas, who out of his covetous disposition in detaining our reward, allowed us the eldest day of our licent abode at Court, is run out. 'tis very true, and for my part, I'll rather go home with a private repulse, then managing any unlikely attempt, become sufferer under a public disgrace. That's my very thought, yet that our second arrival be not altogether empty of employment, let's practise something upon Dametas, and acquaint the world with his coward baseness; in which, he not only detracts from his master's bounty, but look how as Conduit head or master-spring that is poisoned, doth his best, to infect the whole body of the court, with the leprosy of his covetousness. There's no action of his begetting can be said to be truly honourable. How can they when there Father's a mongrel, the Duke out of his honourable bounty commanded him to reward our travails with 200. crowns: and now after two months attendance, and enforced delays: In which time an ordinary petitioner might have spent the value of the reward, he packs us off with 50. crowns, his excuse being that his master hath forgot us, and what he doth, is of his own bounty, as if the Moon should brag she gave the world light, when all the luster she hath, comes from the heat of the Sun. Should his villainies be suffered to prosper, they would grow to such height, as the Duke's authority should ha' much trouble to prune them. To prevent which, his majesty shall have private note of it, knew we in whose trust to conduct it. 'tis an Office very few dare undertake, he is so riveted to the Duke's good opinion. Lies there no jar twixt none of the Nobility and him, what say you Zelmane's? The gallant, Amason: you could not ha' cast your choice fitter, for her honourable mind maintains deadly feud against his base proceedings: and here she comes, attended by Dametas' servant, let's wait on opportunity. Lisander. Demetrius.
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So farewell thought I, I haue prepar'd you a Zelmanes anſwerable to your expectation. Then triumph in thy will, and let thy thoughts Proclaime a lubilee: my teeming hope: Are now deliuered of a gratious birth, Which I haue Chriſtened, opportunitie. Vnto whoſe ſhrine in honour of this day, My thoughts ſhall hold a monthly ſacrifice, Loue graunt Demetrius, meete the like ſucceſſe, Our paines are crownd with double happineſſe. Onely our diſguiſes hold firme, but all other attempts meete vntimely deathes, euen in their cradles. What and wee ſhould acquaint the Ladies with our intents. Twould argue a kind of cowardiſe in out wits, that ha ſuch ſuſpectles admittance to there preſence, as this diſguiſe hath purchaſed vs, we should not haue that abilitie of inuenture to entangle'em in their owne ſecuritie. Well howſoeuer, we muſt not dwell long determining for the libertie of ſtay with Dametas, who out of his couetous diſpoſition in detaining our reward, allowed vs the eldeſt day of our licent abode at Court, is run out. Tis very true, and for my part, Ile rather go home with a priuate repulſe, then managing any vnlikely attempt, become ſufferer vnder a publike diſgrace. Thats my very thought, yet that our ſecond ariuall bee not altogether empty of imploiment, lets practiſe ſomething vpon Dametas, and acquaint the world with his coward baſenes; in which, he not only detracts from his maſters bountie, but looke how as Conduit head or maſter-ſpring that is poiſoned, doth his beſt, to enfect the whole bodie of the court, with the leproſie of his couetouſneſſe. Theres no action of his begetting can be ſaid to be truely honourable. How can they when there Father's a mungrell, the Duke out of his honourable bountie commaunded him to reward our trauailes with 200. Crownes: and now after two moneths attendance, and enforſt delayes: In which time an ordenarie petitioner might haue ſpent the vaſew of the reward, he packes vs off with 50. Crownes, his excuſe being that his maſter hath forgot vs, and what he doth, is of his owne bountie, as if the Moone ſhould brag ſhe gaue the world light, when al the luſter she hath, comes from the heat of the Sunne. Should his villanies be ſuffered to proſper, they would grow to ſuch height, as the Dukes authoritie should ha much trouble to prune them. To preuent which, his maieſtie shall haue priuate note of it, knew we in whoſe truſt to conduct it. Tis an Office verie few dare vndertake, he is ſo riueted to the Dukes good opinion. Lyes there no iarre twixt none of the Nobilitie and him, what ſay you Zelmanes? The gallant, Amaſon: you could not ha caſt your choyce fitter, for her honorable minde maintaines deadly feud againſt his bace proceedinges: and heere she comes, attended by Dametas ſeruant, lets waite on oportunitie. Liſander. Demetrius.