Barry, Lording · published 1608 · first performed or written 1603 [c.1603-1607] (Annals) comedy · Children of the King's Revels unassigned nearest T26 Devils, hell and fiends · 488 words
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A brother in the family. Enter, and welcome. Thou sacred Deity, love: Thou power predominate, more to be admired, Then able to be expressed, whose Orb includes All terrene joys which are, all States which be, Pay to thy sacred Throne, as tribute fee Their thoughts & lives like Ioues so must thy acts Endure no question, why, thy hidden facts, The Gods themselves obey, Heaven Synod holds, No Gods, but what thy awful power controls, The Delphian Archer proud with Pythons spoil At Cupid's hand was forced to take the foil: Not Mars his warlike Adamantine Targe, Could free his warlike breast at Cupid's charge; And Ioue whose frown all mortal lives bereaves This marble throne and ivory Sceptre leaves: And in the likeness of a Bull was seen, As forced by him to bear the Tyrian Queen: Through Neptune's watery kingdom, if these submit My Metamorphos is not held unfit: And see in most wished occasion Drifat the Merchant presents himself: Sir, in the best of hours met, my thoughts had marked you out for a man most apt, to do them the fairest of offices. What? art thou a Welsh Carrier, or a Northern Landlord, thart so saucy. Is't possible sir, my disguise should so much fool your knowledge? how, a Northern Landlord? can you think I get my living by a bell and a Clackdish? By a bell and a Clackdish, how's that? Why by begging sir, know you me now? Ma. Gerardine, disguised & ashore, nay then I smell a Rat. Master dry-fat, shall I repose some trust in you, will you lay by a while your City's precise humour, will you not deceive me? if I deceive your trust, the general plague seize me, that is, may I die a Cuckold. And I say thou shall die a true Citizen, if thou conceal it: And thus in brief, It stands with thy knowledge how seriously I have (and do still affect Maria: Now sir, I have so wrought it, that if thou couldst procure me a fellow, that could serve in stead of a Crier, I myself would play Placket the Parritor, and summon Doctor Glister and Maria to appear at thy house, and as he plays the Parritor, so wouldst thou but assume the shape of a Proctor, I should have the wench, thou the credit, and the whole City occasion of discourse this nine days. How's this, how's this! I should procure a fellow to play the Parritor, and I myself should play the Proctor: but upon what occasion should they be summoned? Upon an accusation, that Doctor Glister should get Maria his Niece with child, and have Bastards in the Country which I have a trick to make probable. And now I recall it to memory, I heard somewhat to that effect last night, in master Beardbush the barber's shop, but how will this sort, who shall accuse him?
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A brother in the family. Enter, and welcome. Thou ſacred Dyety, loue: Thou power predominate, more to be admyr'd, Then able to be expreſt, whoſe Orbe includes All terrene ioyes which are, all States which be, Pay to thy ſacred Throne, as tribute fee Their thoughts & liues like Ioues ſo muſt thy acts Indure no queſtion, why, thy hidden facts, The Gods themſelues obay, Heauen Synod holds, No Gods, but what thy awfull power controwls, The Delphian Archer proud with Pythons ſpoile At Cupids hand was forſt to take the foyle: Not Mars his warlike Adamantine Targe, Could free his warlike breſt at Cupids charge; And Ioue whoſe frowne all mortall liues bereaues This marble throne and Iuory Scepter leaues: And in the likenes of a Bull was ſeene, As forc't by him to beare the Tyrian Queen: Through Neptunes watry kingdome, if theſe ſubmit My Metamorphos is not held vnfit: And ſee in moſt wiſht occaſion Drifat the Marchant preſents himſelfe: Sir, in the beſt of houres met, my thoughts had markt you out for a man moſt apt, to do them the fayreſt of offices. VVhat? art thou a welch Carrier, or a Northern Landlord, thart ſo ſaucy. Iſt poſſible ſir, my diſguiſe ſhould ſo much foole your knowledge? how, a Northern Landlord? can you thinke J get my liuing by a bell and a Clackdiſh? By a bell and a Clackdiſh, how's that? VVhy by begging ſir, know you me now? Ma. Gerardine, diſguiſd & a ſhore, nay then J ſmel a Rat. Maſter Dryfat, ſhall I repoſe ſome truſt in you, will you lay by a while your Cities preciſe humour, will you not deceiue me? Jf I deceiue your truſt, the generall plague ſeaze me, that is, may I die a Cuckold. And I ſay thou ſhall die a true Citizen, if thou conceale it: And thus in briefe, It ſtands with thy knowledge how ſeriouſly I haue (and doe ſtill affect Maria: Now ſir, I haue ſo wrought it, that if thou couldſt procure me a fellow, that could ſerue in ſteade of a Cryer, I my ſelfe would play Placket the Parritor, and ſummon Doctor Gliſter and Maria to appeare at thy houſe, and as he plaies the Parritor, ſo wouldſt thou but aſſume the ſhape of a Proctor, I ſhould haue the wench, thou the credit, and the whole City occaſion of diſcourſe this nyne dayes. Hows this, hows this! I ſhould procure a fellow to play the Parritor, and I my ſelfe ſhould play the Proctor: but vpon what occaſion ſhould they be ſummoned? Vpon an accuſation, that Doctor Gliſter ſhould get Maria his Neece with child, and haue Baſtards in the Cuntery which I haue a trick to make probable. And now I recall it to memory, I heard ſomwhat to that effect laſt night, in maſter Beardbuſh the Barbers ſhop, but how will this ſort, who ſhall accuſe him?