Day, John · published 1633 · first performed or written 1606 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels · Blackfriars unassigned nearest T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour · 487 words · other edition — not in the analysis
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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 hopes 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 have such suspectless admittance to their presence, as this disguise hath purchased us, we should not have that ability of inventure to entangle them 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 licenced 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, le'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 a 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 their Father is a mongrel? the Duke out of his honourable bounty commanded him to reward our travels with 100L. 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 fifty 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 lustre 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 have 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 of Zelmane? The gallant Amazon: you could not have cast your choice fitter, for her honourable mind maintains deadly feud against his base proceedings; and here she comes, attended by Dameta's servant, le'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 Iubilee: my teeming hopes Are now deliver'd of a gratious birth, Which I haue chriſtened, opportunitie, Vnto whoſe ſhrine in honour of this day, My thoughts ſhall hold a monethly ſacrifice. Loue grant Demetrius meet the like ſucceſſe, Our paines are crown'd with double happineſſe. Only our diſguiſes hold firme, 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 cowardiſe in our wits, that haue ſuch ſuſpectles admittance to their preſence, as this diſguiſe hath purchaſed us, wee ſhould not haue that abilitie of inventure to entangle them in their owne ſecuritie. Well howſoever, wee muſt not dwell long determining for the libertie of ſtay with Dametas, who out of his covetous diſpoſition in detayning our reward allowed us, the eldeſt day of our licenc't aboad at Court, is run out. Tis very true, and for my part, Ile rather goe home with a private repulſe, then managing any unlikely attempt, become ſufferer under a publicke diſgrace. That's my very thought, yet that our ſecond arrivall bee not altogether empty of employment, lets practiſe ſomething upon Dametas, and acquaint the world with his coward baſeneſſe; in which, hee not onely detracts from his maſters bountie, but looke how as a Conduit head or maſter-ſpring that is poyſoned, doth his beſt, to infect the whole body of the Court, with the leaproſie of his covetouſneſſe. There's no action of his begetting can be ſaid to bee truely honourable. How can they when their Father is a mungrell? the Duke out of his honourable bounty commanded him to reward our travels with 00. Crownes: and now after two moneths attendance, and enforc't delayes, In which time an ordinary Petitioner might haue ſpent the valew of the reward, hee packs us off with fiftie Crownes, his excuſe being that his maſter hath forgot us, and what he doth, is of his owne bounty, as if the Moone ſhould brag ſhee gaue the world light, when all 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 authority ſhould haue much trouble to prune them. To prevent which, his Majeſty ſhall haue 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 Dukes good opinion. Lies there no jarre twixt none of the Nobilitie and him, what ſay you of Zelmane? The gallant Amazon: you could not haue caſt your choice fitter, for her honourable minde maintaines deadly feud againſt his baſe proceedings; and here ſhee comes, attended by Dameta's ſervant, lets waite on opportunity. Liſander. Demetrius.