Day, John · published 1606 · first performed or written 1606 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels · Blackfriars T9 Theatre talk: prologues, poets and playe typicality 0.76 · 504 words
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Hear thee, I have heard too much of thee, too too much too much, where's my husband, bring forth my husband, i'll teach him to put a difference betwixt Ioan and my lady I hold him ten pound on't, and yet I will not scold neither, and I had been an old hag past teeming as his whore is a puritan, it had bid somewhat, but being a woman of Gods making, and a lady of his own, and wearing mine own hair which is much in a lady of my standing I can tell you, to use me thus, flesh and blood cannot endure, let me come in, open the door let me come in, O that I were any vile thing in the world but a lady that I might scold a little. So so, so, take your places, for the same bald pated oak is the stage, where ye shall see the part of a doting fool performed by an old man and a young wench, Do worshipful Dametas, The same man, Hath he no fellow actors in his most lamentable, comical, historical, tragical, musical, pastoral. None that require any mouthing but his Ass and himself, marry then he has Signer mattock, a very sharp satirical humorist, and Monsieur le spade, but he goes somewhat more bluntly to his business, yet he'll serve for mutes, and as good as the best to furnish out the stage. But dares Dorus being but Dametus servant so abuse his mad master thus grossly. O Lord Sir, their ha been serving men have done their Masters far greater abuse, yet had their wives concealed it, their ears should never have been acquainted with it. Is that a fashion in request. Altogether I'll assure you, but obedience Gentleman the scene begins. Pray God it be good he stays so long, Ridiculous enough, and good enough. So, stand Ass, stand gentle Ass. What countrymen is his Ass he speaks so familiarly to him. Ath City breed, marry he picks up his living ath burrs and nettles that grow about the Court gate. be in readiness good mattock, play thy part sweet spade, let me see Diana's oak? I held Diana's oak divine, true pure gold honest, Dorus, fortunate Dametas. An excellent comedian, what life he puts into his part. So, by thy leave stone, by thy patience honest stone, the very gravel savours of treasure, this same's the bed chamber of my Lady Pecunia, and see, see some of her golden hairs, more, more, more yet divine tree, pure gold, honest Dorus, fortunate Demetrius, softly, softly, not to fast, let me not devour my content too greedily least like a cormorant I take a surfeit on't. Oh take heed of that master in any case. Pure mettle, excellent gold: but let me see now, I shall by computation have some three millions of them, I some three or four millions, how shall I employ 'em to make the most profit of 'em. That would be known indeed.
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Hear thee, I haue heard too much of thee, too too much too much, wheres my husband, bring forth my husband, ile teach him to put a difference betwixt Ioan and my ladie I hold him ten pound ont, and yet I wil not ſcold neither, and I had bin an old hag paſt tea ming as his whore is a puritan, it had bid ſomwhat, but being a woman of Gods making, and a ladie of his own, and wearing mine own haire which is much in a ladie of my ſtanding I can tel you, to vſe me thus, fleſh and blood canot induer, let me come in, open the dore let me come in, O that I were anie vile thing in the world but a ladie that I might ſcold a little. So ſo, ſo, take your places, for the ſame bald pated oke is the ſtage, where ye ſhall ſee the part of a doting foole performd by an old man and a young wench, Do worſhipfull Dametas, The ſame man, Hath he no fellow acters in his moſt lamentable, commical, hiſtoricall, tragicall, muſicall, paſtoriall. None that require any mouthing but his Aſſe and himſelfe, marry then he has Signer Mattocke, a very ſharpe ſaſtyricall humotiſt, and Mounſer le ſpade, but he goes ſomewhat more bluntly to his buſineſſe, yet heele ſerue for mutes, and as good as the beſt to furniſh out the ſtage. But dares Dorus being but Dametus ſeruant ſo abuſe his mad maiſter thus groſely. O Lord Sir, their ha ben ſeruing men haue done their Maiſters farre greater abuſe, yet had their wiues conceald it, their eares ſhould neuer haue bin acquainted with it. Is that a faſhion in requeſt. Altogither Ile aſſure you, but obedience Gentleman the ſean beginnes. Pray God it be good he ſtaies ſo long, Ridiculous enough, and good enough. So, ſtand Aſſe, ſtand gentle Aſſe. What countreimen is his Aſſe he ſpeakes ſo familiarly to him. Ath Citty breede, marrie he picks vp his lyuing ath burs and nettles that grow about the Court gate. be in readines good mattocke, play thy part ſweet ſpade, let me ſee Dianaes oke? I held Dianaes oke deuine, true pure gold honeſt, Dorus, fortunate Dametas. An excellent come dyan, what life he puts into his part. So, by thy leaue ſtone, by thy patience honeſt ſtone, the very grauell ſauours of treaſure, this ſames the bed chamber of my Lady Pecunia, and ſee, ſee ſome of her golden haires, more, more, more yet diuine tree, pure gold, honeſt Dorus, fortunate Demetrius, ſoftly, ſoftly, not to faſt, let me not deuoure my content too greedily leaſt like a cormorant I take a ſurfet ont. Oh take heed of that maiſter in anie caſe. Pure mettle, excellent gold: but let me ſee nowe, I ſhall by computation haue ſome three millions of them, I ſome three or foure millions, how ſhall I imploy em to make the moſt profit of em. That would be knowne indeed.