Day, John · published 1633 · first performed or written 1606 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels · Blackfriars unassigned nearest T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim · 497 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T16: lady, madam, gentleman, lordship, ladies, honour, mistress, sweet, court, servant.
Well Madam, though I hate nothing more than a man that takes bribes, yet pressed by your importunity, and that you tender it in love, lest I might seem too nice to withstand a Lady's favour, I'll wear it for your sake, and if the Duke be not too busily employed, work your access. So doing, you shall perform the office of a dear-bought friend. How quickly the tide's turned! but do you hear Madam? though I take neither afore nor after my Master, yet take my counsel, and do not trust my master: if you have a suit to the Duke, keep it to yourself, for if you trust my master with it, he'll prefer it for you, but he'll beged for himself. That's plain cozenage. Fie no, 'tis cunning in him, marry 'twould be thought little better than cozenage in a country gentleman: but he returns. Madam, I have been earnest, very earnest with the Duke for your admittance. And have you wrought it? I have, marry you must think I bestowed much labour in't. 'Tmay be you did. 'Tmay be you did: and look a scance like a Apothecary's wife pounding Colliquintida; have my brains sweat for this? Why the jewel is right Dametas, had I but an Ass that would sweat me such pearl. An Ass? and sweat such pearl? I'll bar her admittance, here take your jewel, the Duke will allow no admittance, and I will keep you back. Keep me back? thou couldst do no more and I were a poor man's petitioner. And I'll do so much being a rich petitioner. You cannot sit, you Court spaniel, you unnecessary mushroom, that in one night art sprung out of the root of greatness, I have bought my admittance, and I'll have't in despetto del fato. I must admit her, these Ladies are so inward with our tricks, there's no good to be done upon them: well Madam, your admittance is open, will you follow? With all my heart sir, I'll be the blind man and poor petitioner, and thou shalt play the Court-spaniell with the silver bell, and lead me into the Presence. Court-spaniell? mum: I'll bosom what I think, Old Gib's not blind, I see, although I wink. BOy, how dost like me in this attire? As the Audience doth a bad play, scurvily. Is it not strange a Prince should be thus metamorphosed? Not so strange as the Metamorphosis of Ajax, an't like your Grace. Grace you Aggot, hast not forgot that yet? No, and yet 'tis a wonder I ha' not, grace being so seldom used, I'm sure they say none at some Ordinaries, for at sitting down they cannot intend it for hunger, and at rising up, they are either drunk, or have such mind a dice, they never remember, my Lord then. No more Lord, sirrah. Indeed there are too many already, but is not this strange, that rich men should forsake their titles? master then.
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Well Madam, tho I hate nothing more then a man that takes bribes, yet preſt by your importunity, and that you tender it in loue, leſt I might ſeeme too nice to withſtand a Ladies favour, Ile weare it for your ſake, and if the Duke be not too buſily employed, worke your acceſſe. So doing, you ſhall performe the office of a deare-bought friend. How quickly the tide's turn'd! but doe you heare Madam? though I take neither afore nor after my Maſter, yet take my counſell, and do not truſt my maſter: if you haue a ſute to the Duke, keepe it to your ſelfe, for if you truſt my maſter with it, heele preferre it for you, but heele beg't for himſelfe. Thats plaine coozenage. Fie no, tis cunning in him, marry twould be thought little better then coozenage in a country gentleman: but he returnes. Madam, I haue been earneſt, very earneſt with the Duke for your admittance. And haue you wrought it? I haue, marry you muſt think I beſtowd much labour in't. 'Tmay be you did. 'Tmay be you did: and looke a ſcance like a Pothecaries wife pounding Colliquintida; haue my braines ſweat for this? Why the jewell is right Dametas, had I but an Aſſe that would ſweat me ſuch pearle. An Aſſe? and ſweat ſuch pearle? Ile bar her admittance, here take your jewell, the Duke will allow no admittance, and I will keep you backe. Keep me backe? thou couldſt doe no more and I were a poore mans petitioner. And Ile doe ſo much being a rich petitioner. You cannot ſit, you Court ſpaniell, you unneceſſary muſhrump, that in one night art ſprung out of the root of greatneſſe, I have bought my admittance, and Ile ha't in deſpetto del fato. I muſt admit her, theſe Ladies are ſo inward with our trickes, there's no good to be done upon them: well Madam, your admittance is open, will you follow? With all my heart ſir, Ile be the blind man and poore petitioner, and thou ſhalt play the Court-ſpaniell with the ſilver bell, and lead me into the Preſence. Court-ſpaniell? mum: Ile boſome what I thinke, Old Gib's not blind, I ſee, although I winke. BOy, how doſt like me in this attire? As the Audience doth a bad play, ſcurvily. Is it not ſtrange a Prince ſhould be thus metamorphoſed? Not ſo ſtrange as the Metamorphoſis of Ajax, an't like your Grace. Grace you Aggot, haſt not forgot that yet? No, and yet tis a wonder I ha not, grace being ſo ſeldome uſed, I'm ſure they ſay none at ſome Ordinaries, for at ſitting down they cannot intend it for hunger, and at riſing up, they are either drunke, or have ſuch mind a dice, they never remember, my Lord then. No more Lord, ſirrah. Indeed there are too many already, but is not this ſtrange, that rich men ſhould forſake their titles? maſter then.