Your Five Gallants (The Five Witty Gallants) · chunk 4 of 40
Middleton, Thomas · published 1608 · first performed or written 1607 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels · Blackfriars unassigned nearest T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim · 500 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T16: lady, madam, gentleman, lordship, ladies, honour, mistress, sweet, court, servant.
You flatter, you flatter sir Gallant? but whist, here she enters; I prithee question her? oh you're welcome. Its this you new scholar Master Primero? Marry its her sir. I'll commend your judgement in a wench while I live, that face will get money i'faith, 'twill be a get penny I warrant you? got to? your fortune was choice pretty Bliss to fall into the regard of so kind a Gentleman. I hope so sir. See, what his care has provided already for you, you'll be simply set o' to the world: if you'll have that care now to deserve his pains oh that will be acceptable: and these be the Rudiments you most chiefly point at: to counterfeit cunningly, to wind in gentlemen with pourefull attraction, to keep his house in name and custom, to dissemble with your own brother, never to betray your followed imperfections, nor lay open the state of their bodies to strangers, to believe those that give you, to gull those that believe you, to laugh at all under Taffeta, and these be your rudiments. there's e'en all i faith, we'll trouble you with no more, nay you shall live at ease enough: for nimming away jewels and favours from Gentlemen (which are your chief veils) hope that will come naturally enough to you, I need not instruct you, you'll have that with, I trussed to make the most of your pleasure. I hope one's mother-wit will serve for that sir. Oh properest of all wench: it most be a she wit that does those things,& life mother was quick enough at it in her days. give me leave sister to examine you upon 2. or 3. particulars: and you make you ready be no ashamed, hers noon but friends— are you a maid. Yes, in the last quarter sir. Very proper, that e'en going o', a maid in the last quarter, that's a whore in the first;— let me see, new moon on Thursday, she'll be chande by that time too; are you willing to pleasure gentlemen? We are all borne to pleasure our country forsooth. Excellent, can you carry yourself cunningly, and seem often holy. Oh fear not that sir, my friends were all puritanes. I'll near try her further. She's done well i'faith, I fear not now to turn her lose to any gentleman in Europe. You need not sir of her own accord, I think she'll be lose enough without turning— Arthur. Here sir. Go make haste, shift her into that suit presently. It shall be done. Arthur do't neatly Arthur? Feared not sir. Fellow him wench. With all my heart sir—. But master In what are we forgetful all this while? In what? The wooing business man. Heart that's true. The Gallants will prevent vs. Are you certain. I can avouch it there's a general meeting, at the deceased knights house this afternoon there's rivalship enough. N doubt in that? Would either thou or I might bear her from 'em.
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You flatter, you flatter ſir Gallant? but whiſt, here ſhee enters; I prethe queſtion her? oh y'are welcome. Is this you new ſcholler Maiſter Primero? Marry is ſhe ſir. Ile commend your iudgement in a wench while I liue, that face will get money ifaith, twill bee a get peny I warrant you? got to? your fortune was choice prety Bliſſe to fall into the regard of ſo kinde a Gentleman. I hope ſo ſir. See, what his care has prouided already for you, youle be ſimply ſet out to the world: if you'l haue that care now to deſerue his paines oh that wil be acceptable: and theſe be the Rudiments you muſt chiefly point at: to counterfit cunningly, to winde in gentlemen with pourefull attraction, to keepe his houſe in name and cuſtome, to diſſemble with your owne brother, neuer to betray your fellowed imperfections, nor lay open the ſtate of their bodies to ſtrangers, to beleeue thoſe that giue you, to gul thoſe that beleeue you, to laugh at all vnder Taffety, and theſe be your rudiments. Ther's e'en al i faith, weele trouble you with no more, nay you ſhal liue at eaſe inough: for nimming away iewells and fauours from Gentlemen (which are your chiefe vailes) hope that this page keyed by pfs wil come naturally inough to you, I need not inſtruct you, you'l haue that with, I truſt to make the moſt of your pleaſure. I hope ones mother-wit will ſerue for that ſir. Oh propreſt of all wench: it muſt bee a ſhee wit that does thoſe things, & thy mother was quick inough at it in her daies. Giue me leaue ſiſter to examine you vpon 2. or 3. particulers: and you make you ready be no aſhamed, hers none but friends—are you a maide. Yes, in the laſt quarter ſir. Very proper, that e'en going out, a maide in the laſt quarter, thats a whore in the firſt;—let me ſee, new moone on Thurſday, ſheele be chande by that time too; are you willing to pleaſure gentlemen? We are all borne to pleaſure our country forſooth. Excellent, can you carry your ſelfe cunningly, and ſeeme often holy. Oh feare not that ſir, my friends were all puritanes. Ile nere try her furder. She's done well ifaith, I feare not now to turne her looſe to any gentleman in Europe. You need not ſir of her owne accord, I thinke ſhe'l bee looſe inough without turning — Arthur. Here ſir. Go make haſt, ſhift her into that ſuite preſently. It ſhall be done. Arthur do't neately Arthur? Fear't not ſir. Follow him wench. With all my heart ſir—. But maiſter In what are we forgetfull al this while? In what? The wooing buſineſſe man. Heart thats true. The Gallants will preuent vs. Are you certaine. I can auouch it ther's a general meeting, at the deceaſde knights houſe this afternoone theres riualſhip inough. No doubt in that? Would either thou or I might beare her from em.