Day, John · published 1633 · first performed or written 1606 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels · Blackfriars unassigned nearest T18 Rebels, barons and the king's wars at ho · 508 words · other edition — not in the analysis
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Welcome Dametas: what officious fellow is that? A pure well willer of your Majesties, and a follower of mine. O 'tis Manasses, and he could make arms as well as he mars legs, he would grow in great request for Heraldry: What's your news? These Lacedæmonians, subjects to your Majesty, having a message to deliver to your Majesty's 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 Lacedæmonians have chosen me their tongue. Of a long tongue thou speakest very little. That proves me no woman, for they speak over much. What grievances oppress them? briefly speak. Merchandise (my Liege) through the avarice of purchasing Officers, is wracked with such unmerciful impost, that the very name of Traffic grows odious even to the professor. towns so oppressed for want of wont and natural liberty, as that the native Inhabitanus seeme Slaves, and 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 Majesty's Letters of speedy reformation, for fear the whole Kingdom suffer inevitable shipwreck. Which after short deliberation with our Council, yourself shall return. Dametas' reward their travels with two hundred Crowns: in the mean time, let them 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. So, here's Petitioners attendance right; good words, and short Commons: But 'tis not their entertainment we come for. I made a simple shift to get entertainment into the Court. Well Cupid, pray for our lives, for and we were gone, I know not where thou wouldst have two such statesmen again. His Commonwealth could not stand without us; and that his Mother knows well enough: and he sends no better success than we had at our hunting, he loses a friend of me. 'Twill not sink in my thought yet, but that old musty slave Dametas played the slave with us. Would I could prove it once: but since we are again admitted our Realm, shall we be idle? somewhat we'll do, though they'll give us but small thanks for our labour. The Duke shall not say his Daughters are so ill beloved, but we'll change a thrust or two with his intent for'em.
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Welcome Dametas: what officious fellow is that? A pure well willer of your Majeſties, and a follower of mine. O tis Manaſſes, and he could make armes as well as he mares legs, hee would grow in great requeſt for Heraldry: What's your newes? Theſe Lacedemonians, ſubjects to your Majeſty, having a meſſage to deliver to your Majeſties inſtruments of hearing, commonly eclip'd eares. How, hath any one here clipt eares? Sweete Feminine, clip off the taile of thy diſcourſe with the Siſſars of attention, as I ſay, theſe Lacedemonians have choſen me their tongue. Of a long tongue thou ſpeakeſt very little. That proves me no woman, for they ſpeake over much. What grievances oppreſſe them? briefely ſpeake. Merchandize (my Liege) through the avarice of purchaſing Officers, is wrackt with ſuch unmercifull impoſt, that the very name of Trafficke growes odious even to the profeſſour. Townes ſo oppreſt for want of wonted and naturall liberty, as that the native Inhabitanus feeme Slaves, and the Forreiners free Denizens. Offices ſo bought and ſold, that before the purchaſer can be ſayd to be placed in his office, he is againe by his covetous Patron diſplac'd. Common Riots, Rapes, and wilfull Homicide in great mens followers, not onely not puniſhed, but in a manner countenanced and applauded. Indeed ſince your Majeſtie left the Land, the whole body of the Common-wealth runs cleane againſt the bias of true and priſtine governement. And your honourable Brother, like a ſhip toſt upon the violent billowes of this inſurrection, by us intreats your Majeſties Letters of ſpeedy reformation, for feare the whole Kingdome ſuffer inevitable ſhipwracke. Which after ſhort deliberation with our Councell, your ſelfe ſhall returne. Dametas reward their travels with two hundred Crownes: in the meane time, let them taſte the beſt entertainement of our Court. Proud Rebels, they ſhall ſee that a Dukes frowne, Can at his pleaſure, turne Rebellion downe: See them rewarded. Manaſſes, ſee the fellowes entertayned; I muſt attend of the Duke. Boy, ſee the fellowes entertayned; I muſt waite of my Lord. Fellowes, be as merry as you may, I muſt follow my M. So, here's Petitioners attendance right; good words, and ſhort Commons: But tis not their entertainement wee come for. I made a ſimple ſhift to get entertainement into the Court. Well Cupid, pray for our liues, for and wee were gone, I know not where thou wouldſt haue two ſuch ſtates-men againe. His Common-wealth could not ſtand without us; and that his Mother knowes well enough: and hee ſends no better ſucceſſe then we had at our hunting, he looſes a friend of me. 'Twill not ſinke in my thought yet, but that old muſty ſlaue Dametas played the ſlaue with us. Would I could proue it once: but ſince wee are againe admitted our Realme, ſhall wee be idle? ſomewhat weele doe, though they'l giue us but ſmall thankes for our labour. The Duke ſhall not ſay his Daughters are ſo ill beloved, but vveele change a thruſt or two vvith his intent for'em.