Your Five Gallants (The Five Witty Gallants) · chunk 25 of 40
Middleton, Thomas · published 1608 · first performed or written 1607 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels · Blackfriars unassigned nearest T49 Wooing a mistress: suitors, go-betweens · 504 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T49: mistress, gentleman, love, lady, woman, pray, gentlewoman, hear, honest, way.
there's no doubt to be had of that sir— your mistress name I pray? you're much preciously welcome. I thank you uncommonly sir. The suit shall be accepted I warrant you sir. That's all my Mistress desires sir. Fare you well sir. Fare you well sir. This will make my master leap out of the bed for joy, and dance Wigmois galliard in his shift about the chamber? Came this suit from mistress Cleveland? She sent it secretly sir. A pretty requiteful squall, I like that woman, that can remember a good turn 3 months a'er the date, it shows both a good memory, and a very feeling spirit. This came fortunately sir, after all your ill luck last night. I'd beastly casting Jack. Oh abominable sir, you had the scurviest hand— the old Servingman swooped up all; I am glad the fortune lighted vpon the poore fellow by my troth, tmade his maister nad? Did you mark that sir, I warrant he has the doggedst master of any poor fellow under the dog-sign, I'd rather serve your worship, I'll say that behind your back sir, for nothing, as indeed I have no standing wages at all, your worship knows. Oh but your vails Jack your vails considered, when you run to and fro between me and mistresses. I must confess my vails are able to keep an honest man go I where I lift. go to then Jack. But those vails stand with the state of your body sir as long as you hold up your head, if that droop once, farewell you, farewell I, farewell all, and droop it will, though all the caudles in Europe should put to their helping hands to't; 'tis e'en as uncertain as playing now vu now down, for if the Bill rise to above thirty, here's no place for players, so if your years rise to above forty, there's no room for old lechers. and that's the reason all rooms are taken up for young Temp'ers? you're in the right sir? pize on't I pawned a good beaver hat to master Frip last night Jack, I feel the want of it now,— hark whose's that knocks; I maister Taylbee stirring? What's your pleasure with him, he walks here i'th' hall. Give your worship good morrow, Welcome honest lad; A letter from my mistress. Whose th mistresse? Mistress new block. Mistress new-blocke my sincere love how does she? Faith only ill the want of your sight. alas dear sweet, I've had such business, I protest I near stood still since I saw her. She has sent your worship a Beaver hat here, with a band best in fashion. How shall I requite this dear soul? 'tit not a thing fit for me to tell you sir, for I have three years to serve yet: your worship knows how I warrant you; I know the drift of her letter, and for the Beaver, say, I accept it highly. O shee will be a proud woman of that sir.
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Ther's no doubt to be had of that ſir—your miſtreſſe name I pray? y'are much pretiouſly welcome. I thanke you vncommonly ſir. The ſuite ſhall be accepted I warrant you ſir. Thats all my Miſtreſſe deſires ſir. Fare you well ſir. Fare you well ſir. This will make my maiſter leape out of the bed for ioy, and dance Wigmois galliard in his ſhift about the chamber? Came this ſuit from miſtris Cleueland? She ſent it ſecretly ſir. A pritty requitefull ſquall, I like that woman, that can remember a good turne 3 moneths a'er the date, it ſhewes both a good memory, and a very feeling ſpirit. This came fortunately ſir, after all your ill lucke laſt night. I'de beaſtly caſting Iacke. Oh abom nable ſir, you had the ſcuruieſt hand—the old Seruingman ſwoopt vp all; I am glad the fortune lighted vpon the poore fellow by my troth, tmade his maiſter nad? Did you marke that ſir, warrant hee has the doggedſt maiſter of any poore fellow vnder the dog-ſigne, Ide rather ſerue your worſhip, Ile ſay that behinde vour backe ir, for nothing, as indeed I haue no ſtanding wages at all, your worſhip knowes. Oh but your vailes Iacke your vailes conſidered, when you run too and fro betweene me and miſtreſſes. I muſt confeſſe my vailes are able to keepe an honeſt man go I where I lift. go to then Iacke. But thoſe vailes ſtand with the ſtate of your body ſir as long as you hold vp your head, if that droop once, farewell you, farewell I, farewell all, and droop it will, though all the caudles in Europe ſhould put to their helping hands toot; tis ee'n as vncertaine as playing now vu now downe, for if the Bill riſe to aboue thirty, heer's no place for players, ſo if your yeares riſe to aboue ty, ther's no roome for old lechers. and thats the rea on all roomes are taken vp for young Temp'ers? y'are in the right ſir? pize ont I pawnd a good beuer hat to maiſter Frip laſt night Iacke, I feele the want of it now, —harke whoſe that knockes; I maiſter Taylbee ſtirring? Whats your pleaſure with him, he walks hereith hall. Giue our worſhip good morrow, Welcome honeſt lad; A letter from my miſtrſſe. Whoſe th miſtreſſe? Miſtreſſe blocke. Miſtreſſ new-blocke my ſincere loue how do's ſhe? Faith onely n the wait of your ſight. Aaſſe eere ſweet, Iu'e had ſuch buiſines, I proteſt I nere ſtood ſtill ſince I ſaw her. She has ſent your worſhip a Beuer hat heere, with a band beſt in faſhion. How ſhall I requite this deere ſoule? Tit not a thing fit for mee to tell you ſir, for I haue three yeares to ſerue yet: your worſhip knowes how I warrant you; I know the drift of her letter, and for the Beuer, ſay, I accept it highly. O ſhee will be a proud woman of that ſir.