The Woman Hater (The Hungry Courtier) · chunk 7 of 46
Beaumont, Francis / Fletcher, John · published 1607 · first performed or written 1606 (Annals) comedy · Children of Paul's (second) T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour typicality 0.78 · 491 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T0: duke, lord, duchess, love, court, madam, prince, honour, grace, lady.
When I have tasted of this sacred dish, Then shall my bones rest in my father's tomb In peace, then shall I die most willingly, And as a dish be served to satisfy Death's hunger, and I will be buried thus: My Beer shallbe a charger borne by four, The coffin where I lie, a powdering tub, Bestrewed with lettuce, and cool salad herbs, My winding sheet of Tanseyes, the black guard shallbe my solemn mourners, and in stead Of ceremonies, wholesome burial prayers: A printed dirge in rhyme, shall bury me In stead of tears, let them pour Capon sauce Upon my hearse, and salt in stead of dust, Manchets for stones, for other glorious shields Give me a Voider, and above my hearse For a Trutch sword, my naked knife stuck up. Master, the Count is here. Where? my Lord I do beseech you. You're very welcome sir, I pray you stand up, you shall dine with me. I do beseech your Lordship by the love I still have borne to your honourable house. Sir, what need all this? you shall dine with me, I pray rise. Perhaps your Lordship takes me for one of these same fellows, that do as it were respect victuals. O sir, by no means. Your Lordship has often promised, that whensoever I should affect greatness, your own hand should help to raise me. And so much still assure yourself of. And though I must confess, I have ever shunned popularity by the example of others, yet I do now feel myself a little ambitious, your Lordship is great, and though young, yet a privy counsellor. I pray you sir leap into the matter, what would you have me do for you? I would entreat your Lordship to make me known to the Duke. When sir? Suddenly my Lord, I would have you present me unto him this morning. It shall be done, but for what virtues, would you have him take notice of you? Your Lordship shall know that presently. 'tis pity of this fellow, he is of good wit, & sufficient understanding, when he is not troubled with this greedy worm. Faith, you may entreat him to take notice of me for any thing; for being an excellent Farrier, for playing well at Span-counter, or sticking knives in walls, for being impudent, or for nothing; why may not I be a Favourite on the sudden, I see nothing against it. Not so sir, I know you have not the face to be a favourite on the sudden. Why then you shall present me as a gentleman well qualified, or one extraordinary seen in divers strange mysteries. In what Sir? as how? Marry as thus— Yonder's my old Spirit, that hath haunted me daily, ever since I was a privy Counsellor, I must be rid of him, I pray you stay there, I am a little busy, I will speak with you presently.
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When I haue tasted of this sacred dish, Then shall my bones rest in my fathers tombe In peace, then shall I dye most willingly, And as a dish be seru'd to satisfie Deaths hunger, and I will be buried thus: My Beere shalbe a charger borne by foure, The coffin where I lye, a powdring tubbe, Bestrew'd with Lettice, and coole sallet hearbes, My winding sheet of Tanseyes, the blacke guard Shalbe my solemne mourners, and in stead Of ceremonies, wholesome buriall prayers: A printed dirge in ryme, shall burie me In stead of teares, let them poure Capon sauce Vpon my hearse, and salt in stead of dust, Manchets for stones, for other glorious shields Giue me a Voyder, and aboue my hearse For a Trutch sword, my naked knife stucke vp. Master, the Count is here. Where? my Lord I do beseech you. Y'are very welcome sir, I pray you stand vp, you shall dine with me. I do beseech your Lordship by the loue I still haue borne to your honourable house. Sir, what need all this? you shall dine with me, I pray rise. Perhaps your Lordship takes me for one of these same fellowes, that do as it were respect victuals. O sir, by no meanes. Your Lordship ha's often promised, that whensoeuer I should affect greatnesse, your owne hand should helpe to raise me. And so much still assure your selfe of. And though I must confesse, I haue euer shun'de popularitie by the example of others, yet I do now feele my selfe a little ambitious, your Lordship is great, and though young, yet a priuie Counseller. I pray you sir leape into the matter, what would you haue me doe for you? I would entreat your Lordship to make mee knowne to the Duke. When sir? Suddenly my Lord, I would haue you present me vnto him this morning. It shall be done, but for what vertues, would you haue him take notice of you? Your Lordship shall know that presently. T'is pitty of this fellow, he is of good wit, & sufficient vnderstāding, whē he is not trobled with this greedy worm. Faith, you may intreat him to take notice of mee for any thing; for beeing an excellent Farrier, for playing well at Span-counter, or sticking kniues in walles, for being impudent, or for nothing; why may not I bee a Fauorite on the suddaine, I see nothing against it. Not so sir, I know you haue not the face to bee a fauorite on the suddaine. Why thē you shall present me as a gētlemā wel qualified, or one extraordinary seen in diuers strāge misteries. In what Sir? as howe? Marrie as thus— Yonders my olde Spirit, that hath haunted mee daily, euer since I was a priuie Counsellor, I must be rid of him, I pray you stay there, I am a litle buisie, I wil speak with you presently.