Day, John · published 1608 · first performed or written 1604 [1604-1607] (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour typicality 0.76 · 485 words
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What was the cause? I tell thee, the most wrong Was this, my Avarice thought she lived too long. I know one man hath coffined up six wives Since she was mine, and by the poorest, pursed A brace of thousand pounds: still good in Law, Men must be rich, by thrift our treasures rise, Give me the man's knave rich, take you poor wise, But close, cock sure i'll feed me fat with sport, Gull all, fool all, why? I have Law-tricks for't. How Justice Slender glories in the plot, Which to deceive him, my full brain begot? But to his wife, true virtue though disgraced, she's now half wooed because she's thought unchaste Her sex's credit, or discredit thrives In th' outward shape and fashion of their lives, and be a woman's virtues near so strong. Her honour's weighed upon discourses tongue. Be her fame sullied, were her thoughts as bright As Innocence, the world would count her light. For though 'mongst women, most are beauteous, They that please time are counted virtuous, And in this hope, i'll to the Countess go, she's counted light, Love grant I find her so. Welcome to Genea Madam, and to make a short cut of our long travel, faith tell me, how do you feel yourself since you came ashore? Feel myself? why with my hands, what an idle question's that? Then pray be you better occupied in your answer: but Madam, do you remember what a multitude of fishes we saw at Sea? and I do wonder how they can all live by one another. Why fool, as men do on the Land, the great ones eat up the little ones, but Ioculo, I am great, passing great, and ready to lie down. Do Madam, and i'll stand by and do my good will to deliver you. Man's death of what? Why of your Maidenhead Madam & if you please, or rather of the huge birth of knavery you're in travel of. And insooth Ioculo at this time I stand in some need of a witty midwife: but may I trust thee? Above the girdlestead, and below the knee Madam without any danger, why Madam, you know at our first meeting in the Turks Galleys, where we were both prisoners, and in a manner strangers, I rested faithful when we counterfeited ourselves lunatic to escape their fury I proved not false when we were cast naked ashore: I stood firm to you, and never since left your company: now having had these trials of me abroad, never mistrust my secrecy at home. I will credit thee, and now receive this embryon of knavery, briefly as I deliver it. I understand since our private arrival here at Genoa, that the Duke my father hearing of my surprisal from Monta sancta, attended with a hundred Knights, is gone to seek a needle in a bottle of Hay.
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What was the cauſe? I tell thee, the moſte wrong Was this, my Auarice thought ſhe liu'd too long. I know one man hath coffind vp ſixe wiues Since ſhe was mine, and by the pooreſt, purſt A brace of thouſand pounds: ſtill good in Law, Men muſt be rich, by thrift our treaſures riſe, Giue me the man's knaue rich, take you poore wiſe, But cloſe, cocke ſure ile feed me fat with ſport, Gull all, fole all, why? I haue Law-tricks for't. How Juſtice Slender glories in the plot, Which to deceiue him, my full braine begot? But to his wife, true vertue though diſgrac'd, Shee's now halfe woo'd becauſe ſhee's thought vnchaſt Her ſexes credit, or diſcredit thriues In th' outward ſhape and faſhion of their liues, and be a womans vertues nere ſo ſtrong. Her honour's weighed vpon diſcourſes tongue. Be her ſame ſullied, were her thoughts as bright As Innocence, the world would count her light. For though mongſt women, moſte are beautious, They that pleaſe time are counted vertuous, And in this hope, ile to the Counteſſe goe, Shee's counted light, Loue grant I finde her ſo. Welcome to Genea Madam, and to make a ſhort cut of our long trauell, faith tell mee, how doe you feele your ſelfe ſince you came a ſhore? Feele my ſelfe? why with my hands, what an idle queſtion's that? Then pray bee you better occupied in your anſwere: but Madam, doe you remember what a multitude of fiſhes we ſaw at Sea? and I doe wonder how they can all liue by one another. Why foole, as men do on the Land, the great ones eate vp the little ones, but Ioculo, I am great, paſſing great, and readie to lye downe. Doe Madam, and ile ſtand by and doe my good will to deliuer you. Mans death of what? Why of your Maiden-head Madam & if you pleaſe, or rather of the huge birth of knauerie y'are in trauell of. And inſooth Ioculo at this time I ſtand in ſome need of a wittie Mid-wif: but may I truſt thee? Aboue the girdle-ſtead, and below the knee Madam without any danger, why Madam, you know at our firſt meeting in the Turkes Gallies, where we were both priſoners, and in a manner ſtrāgers, I reſted faithful when we counterfeited ourſelues lunaticke to eſcape their furie I proued not falſe when wee were caſt naked a ſhore: I ſtood firme to you, and neuer ſince left your companye: now hauing had theſe tryals of me abroade, neues miſtruſt my ſecrecie at home. I wil credit thee, and now receiue this embrion of knauerie, brieflie as I deliuer it. I vnderſtand ſince our priuate arriuall heere at Genoa, that the Duke my father hearing of my ſurpriſal from Monta ſancta, attended with a hundred Knights, is gone to ſeeke a needle in a bottle of Hay.