The Devil's Charter, or Pope Alexander the Sixth · chunk 9 of 45
Barnes, Barnabe · published 1607 · first performed or written 1606 (Annals) tragedy · King's Men · before the Court unassigned nearest T32 Rings and jewels as tokens · 498 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T32: ring, ti, gave, finger, jewel, lady, lord, love, invisible, away.
Thou wilt so swear thyself: Gismond come hither? Sit down and answer me this question. When I bestowed on thee this diamond A Jewel once held precious as my life; And with it cast away myself on thee Didst thou not promise to maintain mine honour, av-x_d in word nor deed to give suspect O thy dislike and haste thou not since then In presence of my nearest Noble friends me like a Layis for my lightness? his moy vp So me restrained from speech and sight of them? Wh thou didst bestow this Diamond I had a precious lustre in mine eye: And was possessed of virtue, when I vowed To maintain that, which was impossible: Bt that time this stone hath had a saw, Brother, within the ring, his foil grown dim, The virtue vanished and the lust lost. I can no longer brook these base rebukes. These taunting riddles and close libellings Oh help I am strangled. Peace wretched villain, then receive this quickly: Or by the living powers of heaven i'll kill thee. Take pen and ink: 'tis not to make thy will; For if then wilt subscribe, I will not kill. 'tis but to clear those scandals of my shame, With which thy jealousy did me defame. So now that part is played, what follows now? Thou ribald, Cuckold Rascal, libeler, Pernicious Lecher void of all performance; Perjurious Coxcomb, fool, now for those wrongs Which no great spirit could well tolerate Come I, with mortal vengeance on thy soul. Take this for slandering of his Holiness My blessed father and my brother Caesar With incest: this take for my brother Candy: And this for Noble Sphorza whom thou wrongest; And since the time is short I will be short: For locking up of me, calling me whore, Setting espials tending at my tail; Take this and this & this to make amends. And put thee from thy pains; Now will my father Alexander say That I did take the best and safest way, And Caesar will approve it with his heart, That Lucrece hath performed a cunning part. If others ask who Gismond killed or why It was himself repenting jealousy. Holla within there? Why fellows? Here my Lord. What is my Lord Viselli stirring yet? My Lord the Pope expects him and the ambassadors Of Naples crave his company. My Lord I have not seen him yet this morning. Is not your Lady Lucrece stirring yet? No my good Lord I think she be not yet come from her chamber, her custom is not to be seen so soon. 'tis well, 'tis well, let her take case in God's name, But make haste call up my Lord thy master honest fellow. With patience of your Lordship I will speak: For three days space I did find in my Lord Passionate motions, and strange melancholy 'T may be his solitude hath drawn him forth, I will first look the garden and the galleries.
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Thou wil so seare thy selfe: Gismond come hither? Sit downe and answer me this question. When I bestowed on thee this diamond A Iewel once held precious as my life; And wth it cat away my selfe on thee Didst tou not promie to mantaine mine honour, in word nor deed to giue suspect O y and hast thu not since then In of my nees Noble friends a for my lightness? his moy vp So and sight of them? Wh thou didst bestow this Diamond I ad a lustre in mine eye: And wa o vertue, when I vow'd To mantaine that, which was impossible: Bt that time this stone hath had a saw, within te ring, his foile growne dimme, The vetue vani and the luste lost. I can no longer brooke these base rebukes. These riddles and close libellings Oh helpe I am strangled. Peace wetched villaine, then reciue this quickly: Or by the liuing powers of heauen ile kill thee. Take pen and incke: tis not to make thy will; For if then wilt subscribe, I will not kill. Tis but to cleere those scandalls of my shame, With which thy iealousie did me defame. So now that part is playd, what followes now? Thou Ribbauld, Cuckcold Rascall, Libeller, Perncious Leche voide of al performance; Peruious Coxcombe, oule, now for those wrongs Which no great spirit could well tollerate Come I, with mortall vengeance on thy soule. Take this for sclandring of his Holinesse My blessed father and my brother Caesar With incest: this take for my brother Candy: And this for Noble Sphorza whom thou wrongest; And since the time is shorte I will be shorte: For locking vp of me, calling me whore, Setting espalls tending at my taile; Take this and this & this to make amends. And put thee from thy paines; Now will my father Alexander say That I did take the best and safest way, And Caesar will appoue it with his heart, That Lucrere hath perform'd a cunning parte. If others aske who Gismonde kild or why It was himselfe repenting iealousie. Holla within there? Why ellowes? Heere my Lord. What is my Lord Viselli stirring yet? My Lord the Pope expects him and the ambassadors Of Naples craue his company. My Lord I haue not seene him yet this morning. Is not your Lady Lucrce stiring yet? No my good Lord I thinke shee be not yet come from her chamber, her custome is not to be seene so soone. Tis well, ts wel, let her take case in gods name, But make hast call vp my Lord thy maister honest fellow. Wih patience of your Lordship I will speake: For three daies space I did finde in my Lord Passionate motions, and strange melancholie 'T may be his solitude hath drawne him forth, I will first looke the garden and the galleries.