Middleton, Thomas · published 1607 · first performed or written 1606 [1604-1606] (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (second) unassigned nearest T41 Household service: masters, doors and po · 487 words
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Beshrew your sweet enchantments, you have won. How easily soft women are undone: So farewell wholesome weeds where treasure pants, And welcome silks, where lies disease and wants: Come wench, now flow thy Fortunes in to bless thee, I'll bring thee where thou shalt be taught to dress thee! Oh as soon as may be, I am in a swoon till I be a gentlewoman, and you know what flesh is man's meat, tell it be dressed. Most certain, no more a woman. Gentlemen I ha' sworn I'll change the room: dice? You see I'm patient gentlemen! ay, the fiends in't, you're patient, you put up all. devils. Come set me gentlemen! An Essex gentleman sir. An unfortunate one sir. Indeed sir. he's second to my bosom. I'll give you that comfort then sir, you must not want money as long as you are in town sir. No sir? I am bound in my love to him to see you furnished, and in that comfort I recover my salute again sir. Then I desire to be more dear unto you. I rather study to be dear unto you— boy, fill some wine.— I knew not what fair impressure I received, at first, but I began to affect your society very speedily. I count myself the happier. To master Alsup sir, to whose remembrance, I could love to drink till I were past remembrance. I shall keep Christmas with him sit, where your health shall likewise undoubtedly be remembered, and thereupon I pledge you:— I would sue for your name sir. Your suit shall end in one Term sir: my name is Blastfield. Kind master Blastfield, your dearer acquaintance. Nay come, will ye draw in Gentlemen? set me: Faith I'm scattered. Sir, you shall not give out so meanly of yourself in my company for a Million: make Such privy to your disgrace? you're a Gentleman of fair fortunes; keep me your reputation; set 'em all, there's crowns for you. Sir you bind me infinitely in these courtesies. You must always have a care of your Reputation here in Town master Esay, although you ride down with nothing, it skills not. I'm glad you tell me that yet, then I'm indifferent. Well, come: who throws? I set all these. Why, well said. This same master Lethe here begins to undo us again. Ah sir, I came not hither but to win. And than you'll leave us, that's your fashion. he's base that visits not his friends: But he's more base that carries out his winnings. None will do so but those have base beginnings It is a thing in use and ever was, I pass this time. I wonder you should pass. And that you're suffered. Tut, the Dice are ours, Then wonder not at those that have most powers. The Devil and his Angels. Are these they? Welcome dear Angels, where you're cursed near stay. here's luck.
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Beſhrew your ſweet enchantments, you have wun. How eaſily ſoft women are vndone: So farewell holeſome weeds where treaſure pants, And welcome ſilkes, where lyes diſeaſe and wants: Come wench, now flow thy Fortunes in to bleſſe thee, Ile bring thee where thou ſhalt be taught to dreſſe thee! Oh as ſoone as may be, I am in a ſwone till I bee a gentlewoman, and you know what fleſh is mans meate, tell it be dreſt. Moſt certain, no more a woman. Gentlemen I ha ſworne Ile change the roome: dice? You ſee I'me patient gentlemen▪ I, the feinds in't, you're patient, you put vp all. Deuils. Come set me gentlemen! An Essexgenrleman ſir. An vnfortunate one ſir. Indeed ſir. Hees ſecond to my boſome. Ile giue you that comfort then ſir, you muſt not want money as long as you are in towne ſir. No ſir? I am bound in my loue to him to ſee you furniſht, and in that comfort I recouer my ſalute agen ſir. Then I deſire to be more deere vnto you. I rather ſtudy to be deare vnto you—boy, fill ſome wine.—I knew not what faire impreſſier I receiud, at firſt, but I began to affect your ſocietie very ſpeedily. I count my ſelfe the happier. To maſter Alſup ſir, to whoſe remembrance, I could loue to drinke till I were paſt remembrance. I ſhall keepe Chriſtmaſſe with him ſit, where your health ſhall likewiſe vndoubtedly be remembred, and therevpon I pledge you:—I would ſue for your name ſir. Your ſuite ſhall end in one Tearme ſir: my name is Blaſtfield. Kind maiſter Blaſtfield, your deerer acquaintance. Nay come, will ye draw in Gentlemen? ſet me: Faith I'me ſcatterd. Sir, you ſhall not giue out ſo meanely of your ſelfe in my companie for a Million: make Such priuie to your diſgrace? you'r a Gentleman of faire fortunes; keep me your reputation; ſet 'em all, there's crownes fo you. Sir you binde me infinitely in theſe courteſies. You muſt alwayes haue a care of your Reputation here in Town maiſter Eaſie, altho you ride downe with nothing, it skils not. I'me glad you tell me that yet, then I',e indifferent. Well, come: who throwes? I ſet all theſe. Why, well ſaid. This ſame maiſter Lethe here begins to vndo vs agen. Ah ſir, I came not hither but to win. And then you'le leaue vs, thats your faſhion. Hee's baſe that viſits not his friends: But hee's more baſe taht carries out his winnings. None will doe ſo but thoſe haue baſe beginnings It is a thing in vſe and euer was, I paſſe this time. I wonder you ſhould paſſe. And that you're ſufferd. Tut, the Dice are ours, Then wonder not at thoſe that haue moſt powrs▪ The Diuell and his Angels. Are theſe they? Welcome deere Angels, where y'are curſt nere ſtay. Heere's lucke.