Middleton, Thomas · published 1607 · first performed or written 1604 [1603-1604] (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (second) · before the Court T13 Knights, squires and ladies typicality 0.87 · 493 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T13: knight, raph, lady, knights, george, master, squire, rafe, pray, god.
Is my sweet Knight coming, are you certain he's coming? Certain for sooth, I am sure I saw him out of the barber's shop, ere I would come away. A barber's shop, O he's a trim Knight, would he venture his body into a barber's shop, when he knows 'tis as dangerous as a piece of Ireland: O yonder, yonder, he comes, get you back again, and look you say as I advized you. You know me mistress? My mask, my mask. My sweet revenue! My pleasure welcome: I have got single, none but you shall accompany me to the justice of peace my Fathers. Why, is thy Father justice of Peace, and I not know it? My father! i'faith sir I, simply though I stand here a citizens wife: I am a justice of pieces Daughter. I love thee the better for thy birth. he's at thy service my sweet revenue, for thy money paid for 'em. Why then let him run a little before I beseech thee, for a my troth he will discover us else. He shall obey thee, before sirrah, trudge: but do you mean to lie at your Fathers all night? Why should I desire your company else? 'Sfoot where shall I lie then. What an idle question's that? why do you hinke I cannot make room for you in my Father's house, as well as in my husbands, theyare both good for nothing else? A man so resolute in valour as a Woman in desire, were an absolute Leader. May it please your good worship master justice. Please me and please are yourself, That's my word. The party your worship sent for, will by no means be brought to appear. He will not, then what would you advise me to do therein? Only to grant your worships warrant, which is of sufficient force to compel him. No by my faith: you shall not have me in that Trap: am I sworn justice of Peace, and shall I give my warrant to fetch a man against his will? why there the peace is Broken, we must do all quietly, if he come he's welcome, and as far as I can see yet, he's a fool to be absent, I by this gold is he (which he gave me this morning) Why, but may it please your good worship.— I say again please me and please yourself, that's my word still. Sir, the world esteems it a Common favour, upon the Contempt of the party, the justice to grant his warrant. ay, 'tis so common, 'tis the worse again, 'twere the better for me 'twere otherwise. I protest sir, and this Gentleman can say as much, it lies upon my half undoing. I cannot see yet, that it should be so— I see not a cross yet. I beseech your worship show me your immediate favour, and accept this small trifle but as a remembrance to my succeeding Thankfulness.
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Is my ſweete Knight comming, are you certaine hee's comming? Certaine for ſooth, I am ſure I ſaw him out of the Barbers ſhop, ere I would come away. A Barbers ſhop, O hee's a trim Knight, would hee venture his body into a Barbers ſhop, when hee knowes tis as dangerous as a peece of Ireland: O yonder, yonder, hee comes, get you backe agen, and looke you ſay as I aduiz'de you. You know me miſtris? My maske, my maske. My ſweete Reuenewe! My pleaſure welcome: I haue got ſingle, none but you ſhall accompany mee to the Iuſtice of peace my Fathers. Why, is thy Father Iuſtice of Peace, and I not knowe it? My father! yfaith ſir I, ſimply tho I ſtand heere a Cittizens wife: I am a Iuſtice of Peaces Daughter. I loue thee the better for thy birth. Hee's at thy ſeruice my ſweete Reuenewe, for thy money paide for e'm. Why then let him run a little before I beſeech thee, for a my troth he will diſcouer vs elſe. Hee ſhall obey thee, before ſirrha▪ trudge: but doe you meane to lye at your Fathers all night? Why ſhould I deſire your company elſe? S'foot where ſhall I lye then. What an idle queſtion's that? why doe you hinke I cannot make roome for you in my Fathers houſe, as well as in my huſbands, th'are both good for nothing elſe? A man ſo reſolute in valour as a Woman in deſire, were an abſolute Leader. May it pleſe your good worſhip maiſter Iuſtice. Pleaſe me and pleaſe are your ſelfe, Thats my word. The partie your worſhip ſent for, will by no means be brought to appeare. Hee will not, then what would you aduize me to doe therein? Onely to graunt your worſhips warrant, which is of ſufficient force to compell him. No by my faith: you ſhall not haue me in that Trap: am I ſworne Iuſtice of Peace, and ſhall I giue my warrant to fetch a man againſt his will? why there the peace is Broken, wee muſt doe all quietly, if hee come hee's welcome, and as far as I can ſeeyet, hees a foole to bee abſent, I by this golde is hee (which hee gaue me this morning) Why, but may it pleaſe your good worshippe.— I ſay agen pleaſe me and pleaſe your ſelfe, thats my word ſtill. Sir, the world eſteemes it a Common fauour, vpon the Contempt of the partie, the juſtice to graunt his warrant. I, tis ſo common, tis the worſe agen, twere the better for me twere otherwiſe. I proteſt ſir, and this Gentleman can ſay as much, it lyes vpon my halfe vndooing. I cannot ſee yet, that it ſhould be ſo— I ſee not a croſſe yet. I beſeech your worſhip ſhowe me your immediate fauour, and accept this ſmall trifle but as a remembrance to my ſucceeding Thankfulnes.