The Devil's Charter, or Pope Alexander the Sixth · chunk 19 of 45
Barnes, Barnabe · published 1607 · first performed or written 1606 (Annals) tragedy · King's Men · before the Court unassigned nearest T6 Money, debt and credit · 504 words
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I encounter your munificence with my love, and your love with my service, my love and service with your money. Padrone mio multo honorato, More for your love then your money, And yet your grace well knows, clothes must be wrought, weapons must be bought; and Taverns must be sought, and all brave exploits must be done, as they should be done bravely. But that I keep my secret to myself; I would not use this slave for any gold: Yet when I trust him he shall not deceive me. Now skelder ye scoundrels, skelder you maggotmungers, you pompiós; you wood-worms, you magatapipicoes, I am for you, now Frescobaldi, call thy wits together, let me now see what o'clock it is: very near eight, and almost breakfast time at a eleven, this very night must I stand Perdue for this bloody service. I know my place and hour; I must confess and perchance be hanged, I have in the Burdellia's and in other such houses of natural recreation and agility, received three or four score broken pates in my time: and some bastinadoes for crossing courting spicy-spirited inamoratoes in their humours. Besides I was the first that from the Swiss quarter, in the reign of king Ferdinand brought up in his army the fashions of bousing and to using Greek and Spanish wines by the flagon, with that old stinkard Henrico Baglioni, sometime Alferoes to Capitanco Piccolomini & myself; I remember likewise at Terracinae I broke a glass (containing some quart of Robollia) upon the face of Capitanco Fransesco Boccansacchia a very sufficient soldier in that service, and to my knowledge a tall trencherman: howbeit from the teeth downward as base a mettled coward as ever was coined out of the sooty side of a copper kettle; so he was: well I will second my Lord in any slaughter for his wages, and if any man will give me better hiers (when I have served the cardinals turn) I will present my pistol upon his sacred person afterward for charity's sake: well, now to the drinking school, then to the fence school, and lastly to the vaulting school, to my Lady Sempronia. This was an act of such strange consequence, As never yet was heard, a man found dead Within a private chamber of his house; When all his servants stirred: not one of them That could give evidence of what befell But that he killed himself. it impossibile. I was the first that found him in his blood; Then warm from slaughter: such a ruthful sight As yet I tremble to remember it. It is impossible (after a search) No stranger found within Visellis doers, But that some servant of his family Should have sure notice how the murder was. It was his own hand sure. I cannot think it. The gentleman was honest, full of sport, And well affected. Pardon me my Lord, My Lady Lucrece told it in great grief She twice before had rescued his life. Go too, go too.
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I encounter your munificence with my loue, and your loue with my seruice, my loue and seruice with your mony. Padrone mio multo honorato, More for your loue then your mony, And yet your grace wel knowes, clothes must be wrought, weapons must be bought; and Tauerns must be sought, and all braue exploits must be done, as they should be done brauely. But that I keepe my secret to my selfe; I would not vse this slaue for any gold: Yet when I trust him he shall not deceiue me. Now skelder yee scounderels, skelder you maggotmūgers, you pompiós; you wood-wormes, you magatapipicoes, I am for you, now Frescobaldi, call thy wits togither, let me see what a clock it is: very neere eight, and almost breakfast time at a cleauen, this very night must I stand Perdue for this bloudy seruice. I know my place and houre; I must confesse and perchance be hang'd, I haue in the Burdelliaes and in other such houses of naturall recreation and agility, received three or foure score broken pates in my time: and some bastinadoes for crossing courting spicy-spirited inamoratoes in their humors. Besides I was the first that from the Swisse quarter, in the raigne of king Ferdinand brought vp in his army the fashions of bowsing and to vsing Greeke and Spanish wines by the flagon, with that old stinckard Henrico Baglioni, somtime Alferoes to Capitanco Piccolomini & my selfe; I remember likewise at Terracinae I broake a glasse (contayning some quart of Robollia) vpon the face of Capitanco Fransesco Boccansacchia a very sufficient souldier in that seruice, and to my knowledge a tall trencherman: howbeit from the teeth down-ward as base a mettled coward as euer was coyn'd out of the sooty side of a copper kettle; so he was: well I will second my Lord in any slaughter for his wages, and if any man will giue me better hiers (when I haue seru'd the Cardinalls turne) I will present my pistoll vpon his sacred person afterward for charities sake: well, now to the drinking schoole, then to the fence schoole, and lastly to the vaulting schoole, to my Lady Sempronia. This was an act of such strange consequence, As neuer yet was heard, a man found dead Within a private chamber of his house; When all his seruants stird: not one of them That could giue euidence of what befell But that he kill'd himselfe. Cosa impossibile. I was the first that found him in his bloud; Then warme from slaughter: such a ruthfull sight As yet I tremble to remember it. It is impossible (after a search) No anger found within Visllies doers, But that some seruant of his family Should haue sure notice how the murther was. It was his owne hand sure. I cannot thinke it. The gentleman was honest, full of sport, And well affected. Pardon me my Lord, My Ladie Lucrece told it in great griefe She twise before had rescued his life. Go too, go too.