The Woman Hater (The Hungry Courtier) · chunk 8 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 0.79 · 495 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T0: duke, lord, duchess, love, court, madam, prince, honour, grace, lady.
You shall bring me in, and after a little other talk, taking me by the hand, you shall utter these words to the Duke: May it please your grace, to take note of a gentleman, well read, deeply learned, and thoroughly grounded in the hidden knowledge of all Salads and potherbs whatsoever. 'Twill be rare, if you will walk before Sir, I will overtake you instantly. Your Lordship's ever. This fellow is a kind of Informer, one that lives in Alehouses, and Taverns, and because he perceives some worthy men in this land, with much labour & great expense, to have discovered things dangerously hanging over the State; he thinks to discover as much out of the talk of drunkards in Tap-houses: he brings me informations, picked out of broken words, in men's common talk, which with his malicious misapplication, he hopes will seem dangerous, he doth besides bring me the names of all the young Gentlemen in the City, that use Ordinaries, or Taverns, talking (to my thinking) only as the freedom of their youth teach them, without any further ends; for dangerous and seditious spirits, he is besides an arrant whoremaster, as any is in Milan, of a lay man. I will not meddle with the Clergy, he is parcel Lawyer, & in my conscience much of their religion, I must put upon him some piece of service; come hither Sir, what have you to do with me? Little my Lord, I only come to know how your Lordship would employ me. Observed you that gentleman, that parted from me but now. I saw him now my Lord. I was sending for your, I have talked with this man, and I do find him dangerous. Is your Lordship in earnest? Hark you sir, there may perhaps be some within earshot. Sirrah will you venture your life, the Duke hath sent the fish head to my lord? Sir if he have not, kill me, do what you will with me. How uncertain is the state of all mortal things? I have these Crosses from my Cradle, from my very Cradle, in so much that I do begin to grow desperate: Fortune I do despise thee, do thy worst; yet when I do better gather myself together, I do find it is rather the part of a wise man, to prevent the storms of Fortune by stirring, than to suffer them by standing still, to power themselves upon his naked body. I will about it. Who's within there? Let this Gentleman out at the back door, forget not my instructions, if you find any thing dangerous; trouble not yourself, to find out me, but carry your informations to the Lord Lucio, he is a man grave and well experienced in these businesses. Your Lordship's Servant. Will it please your worship walk? Sir I was coming, I will overtake you. I will attend you over against the Lord Gonderino's house. You shall not attend there long.
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You shall bring mee in, and after a little other talke, taking me by the hand, you shall vtter these wordes to the Duke: May it please your grace, to take note of a gentleman, well read, deepely learned, and throughly grounded in the hidden knowledge of all Sallets and pothearbs whatsoeuer. 'Twill be rare, if you will walke before Sir, I will ouertake you instantly. Your Lordships euer. This fellow is a kind of Informer, one that liues in Alehouses, and Tauerns, and because hee perceiues some worthy men in this land, with much labour & great expence, to haue discouered things dangerously hanging ouer the State; hee thinks to discouer as much out of the talke of drunkards in Taphouses: hee brings me informations, pick'd out of broken wordes, in mens common talke, which with his malitious misapplication, hee hopes will seeme dangerous, hee doeth besides bring mee the names of all the young Gentlemen in the Citie, that vse Ordinaries, or Tauerns, talking (to my thinking) only as the freedom of their youth teach thē, without any further ends; for dangerous and seditious spirits, he is besides an arrant whore-master, as any is in Millaine, of a lay man. I will not meddle with the Clergie, he is parcell Lawier, & in my conscience much of their religion, I must put vpon him some peece of seruice; come hither Sir, what haue you to do with me? Little my Lord, I onely come to knowe how your Lordship would employ me. Obserued you that gentleman, that parted from me but now. I saw him now my Lord. I was sending for your, I haue talked with this mā, and I doe find him dangerous. Is your Lordship in earnest? Harke you sir, there may perhaps be some within care-shot. Sirrha will you venture your life, the Duke hath sent the fish head to my lord? Sir if he haue not, kil me, do what you will with me. How vncertaine is the state of all mortall things? I haue these Crosses from my Cradle, from my very Cradle, in so much that I doe begin to growe desperate: Fortune I do despise thee, do thy worst; yet when I do better gather my selfe together, I do find it is rather the part of a wise man, to preuent the stormes of Fortune by stirring, then to suffer them by standing still, to power themselues vpon his naked body. I will about it. Who's within there? Let this Gentleman out at the backe dore, forget not my instructions, if you find any thing dangerous; trouble not your selfe, to find out me, but carrie your informations to the Lord Lucio, he is a man graue and well experienced in these businesses. Your Lordships Seruant. Will it please your worship walke? Sir I was comming, I will ouer-take you. I will attend you ouer against the Lord Gonderinoes house. You shall not attend there long.