Sharpham, Edward · published 1607 · first performed or written 1607 (Annals) comedy · Children of the King's Revels unassigned nearest T41 Household service: masters, doors and po · 496 words
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But will ye give me any thing sir? No not a penny. Come then sir, will ye walk a turn or too? walk with thee, why, art not lousy? I need not, I have change enough, for I have two pair of shoes We neuer in better fashion? Yes, I have borne the badge of honour in my days. I a hath been some Nobleman's Footman sure. Was thy Father an alchemist that thou art so poor? Why do you not know poverty hath a Gentleman Ushers place, it goes bear before death. Thy name, Slack. Of what Religion art? Faith I am yet clean paper, ye may write on me what ye will, either Puritan or Protestant. Wilt thou serve me? So you will give me wages. Yes that I will, and thou shalt wear my livery too, i'll give it thee, thou shalt not buy't thyself. I thank ye sir. O Mistress Correction! how do you? I thank ye good Master Wages, and how doth that goodly Gelding your Master? Why Gelding? Because he hath both abused and accused one of the most virtuous Ladies that ever frizzled her hair. Peace, speak soft, that's he. Is that he? The very same. Now by my troth I am glad to see your worship in good health, and how doth your good Worship: Lord you look ill, a body may see what grief will do: O had you had a good wife, your worship would look twenty years younger than you do, 'tis even pity of her life that would wrong such a sweet man: what an excellent complexion your beard's off, and by my troth a keeps his colour very well. What now you saucy Companion you, what ail you trow? You had an ill Midwife Mistress, she hath not closed your mould well behind. Marry come up Jack an Apes father-in-law, what can you tell? I felt it by giving my hand to bid it farewell. O sir, that's sign ye are a clown, if ye had been a Gentleman ye would a kissed it, and a taken your leave on't, I pray master Wages what's this fellow? A new man of my masters, and I can assure you a tall Soldier too. A tall Soldier say you? so methinks, his clothes have been in shrewd services, for they are very dangerously wounded. Sir, and like your worship, this that you have entertained is no man, 'tis some Scarecrow, and you have done very ill to take him away: the Crows will eat up the Corn now out of all measure, pray God we have not a dear year after it. I know your husband well Mistress Correction, and Mistress Punckit too, I hear she keeps her bed much, what is she not in health? Have you such a Gentlewoman lies at your house? Yes indeed sir, a younger Brother's Daughter, a kinswoman of my Husbands. It seems he hath been acquainted with her.
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But will ye giue me any thing sir? No not penny. Come thn sir, will ye walke a turne or too? with the, why, art not lousie? I neede not, I hae change enough, for I haue two paire of We neuer in better fashion? Yes, I haue borne the badge of honour in my daies. I a ath bin some Noblemans Footeman sure. Was thy Father an Alcumist that thou art so poore? Why doe you not knowe pouertie hath a Gentleman Vshers place, it goes bere before death. Thy name, Slacke. Of what Religion art? Faith I am yet cleane paper, yee may write on mee what ye will, either Puritane or Protestant. Wilt thou serue me? So you will giue me wages. Yes that I will, and thou shalt weare my liuery too, ile giue it thee, thou shalt not buy't thy selfe. I thanke ye sir. O Mistris Correction how doe you? I thanke ye good Maister Wages, and how doth that goodly Gelding your Maister? Why Gelding? Because he hath both abus'd and accus'de one of the moste vertuous Ladies that euer frisseld her haire. Peace, speake soft, that's he. Is that he? The verry same. Now by my troth I am glad to see your worshippe in good health▪ and how doth your good Worship: Lord you looke ill, a bodie may see what griefe will doe: O had you had a good wife, your worship would looke twentie yeares younger then you doe, tis euen pittie of her life that would wrong such a sweete man: what an excellent complexion your beard's off, and by my troth a keepes his coulour verry well. What now you sawfie Companion you, what ayle you trowe? You had an ill Midwife Mistresse, she hath not clos'd your mould well behinde. Marry come vp Iacke an Apes father-in law, what can you tell? I felt it by giuing my hand to bid it farwell. O sir, that's signe ye are a clowne, if ye had bin a Gentleman ye would a kist it, and a taken your leaue on't, I pray maister Wages what's this fellowe? A new man of my maisters, and I can assure you a tall Souldier too. A tall Souldier say you? so me thinkes, his cloathes haue beene in shrode seruices, for they are verye dangerously wounded. Sir, and like your worship, this that you haue entertain'd is no man, tis some Scar-crowe, and you haue done verry ill to take him away: the Crowes wil eate vp the Corne now out of all measure, pray God wee haue not a deare yeare after it. I know your husband wel Mistris Correction, and Mistris Punckit too, I heare she keepes her bed much, what is she not in health? Haue you such a Gentlewoman lies at your house? Yes indeede sir, a younger Brothers Daughter, a kins-woman of my Husbands. It seemes he hath bene acquainted with her.