Day, John · published 1608 · first performed or written 1604 [1604-1607] (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels T14 Royal love, favour and dynastic relation typicality 0.70 · 478 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T14: prince, princess, love, king, lord, queen, madam, grace, lady, life.
What a strange tale is here? of floods and hills of Charing-Cross, Terms, and I know not what? and when I looked for the conclusion. A breaks of all and leaves me in a Cloud. There is some trick in't, honoured Iulio? Health to my Sovereign. How fares our Son? Have your inducements drawn him from his humour? Faith my Lord I have done a child's part, and almost spent a child's part, to draw him to society, but 'tis labour lost. What is his business with the English post? The English post my Lord? your grace is merry. His boy informed me a held conference, 'bout serious matters with an English post. Alas my Lord, the boy is lunatic. How lunatic? and afore god methought A told a mad discourse, but th' occasion. I tell you my Lord, coming a abruptly as your honour or any else may do to the PRINCE's chamber, about some ordinary service, a found him in his study, and a company of bottle-nosed Devils dancing the Irish hay about him, which on the sudden so startled the poor boy, as a clean lost his wits, and ever since talks thus idle, as your Excellence hath heard him But tell me doth my son converse with Devils? As familiarly as you and I, they are his only company keepers, when a hath been dulled at his study, I have known a Devil and he play at tick-tack for Phillip's, by the whole day together. 'tis passing strange, but may we without danger go near his study? At your honours pleasure, See where a sits, be Patient and observe. prevented still? now by Medusa's snakes, And black Erinys ever burning lamp, If all the skill in pyromantic rules, Deep Aeromancy, or the precious soul, Of Germanic spells and Characters graven in the surface of our mother earth, Can work this strange achievement, How his brain sweats in pursuit of learning Oh attend. The first house is vulgarized, the Horoscope or Angle of the Orient, and his Ascendant betokeneth beginning of life, Merchandise, marriage and— Let's break him off. So please your excellence. The second and third house, the third House is cadent from the Angle of the Orient, and Ascendant to the Angle Septentional, signifying Father's Sisters and Daughters absent and lost, Daughters and fathers lost: here then I find my demand, the Maid lost my Sister, thus than I proportion my figure, there I place my witnesses, and here my judge, and thus proceed to the Invocation. Renowned Prince, Prince Polymetes, zounds Prince. Discourteous Iulio, give my study leave. Heart not a jot, the Duke your father. I'll make my father joyful by my toil, Had not thy folly interrupted me, My hopes ere this had met their period. Your princely father. O torment me not with his remembrance. 'Sblood he's safe returned.
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What a ſtrange tale is here? of ſlouds and hills of Charing-croſſe, Termes▪ and I know not what? and when I loo'd for the concluſion. A breaks of all and leaues me in a Cloud. There is ſome trick in't, honord▪Iulio? Health to my Soueraigne. How fares our Sonne? Haue your inducements drawn him from his humor? Faith my Lord I haue done a childes part, and almoſt ſpent a childes part, to draw him to ſociety, but tis labor loſt. What is his buſineſſe with the Engliſh poaſt? The Engliſh poaſt my Lord? your grace is merry. His boy informd mee a held conference, Bout ſerious matters with an Engliſh poaſt. Alas my Lord, the boy is lunatique. How lunatique? and a foe god me thought A tolde a mad diſcourſe, but th' occaſion. I tll you my Lord, comming a bruptly as your honor o any elſe may do to the Princes chamber, about ſome ordinarie ſeruice, a found him in his ſtudy, and a company of botlno'd Deuils dauncing the Iriſh hay about him, which on the ſudden ſo ſtartled the poore boy, as a cleane loſt his wittes, and euer ſince talkes thus idle, as your Excelence hath heard him But tell mee doth my ſonne conuerſe with Deuils? As familiarly as you and I, they are his only company keepers, when a hath bene duld at his ſtudy, I haue knowne a Deuill and hee play at Ticktack for phillips, by the whole day together. Tis paſſing ſtrange, but may wee without danger go neere his ſtudy? At yonr honors ſpleaſure, See where a ſits, be Patient and obſerue. preuented ſtill? now by Meduſass ſnakes, And black Erinnis euer burning lampe, If all the skill in pyromantique rules, Deep Eromancy, or the precious ſoule, Of Ge man▪ique ſpells and Characters Grauen in the ſur faſe of our mother earth, Can worke this ſtrange atcheiuement, How his braine ſweates in purſuite of learning Oh attend. The firſt houſe is vulgariz'd, the Horoſcop or Angle of the Orient, and his Aſcendant betokeneth beginning of life, Marchandiſe, marriage and— Lets breake him off. So pleaſe your excellence. The ſecond and third houſe, the third Houſe is cadent from the Angle of the Orient, and Aſcendant to the Angle Septentionall, ſignifying Fathers Siſters and Daughters abſent and loſt, Daughters and fathers loſt: here then I finde my demaund, the Maid loſt my Siſter, thus then I proportion my figure, there I place my witneſſes, and heere my Iudge, and thus proceede to the Inuocation. Renowned Prince, Prince Polymetes, zoundes Prince. Diſcourteous Iulio, giue my ſtuddie leaue. Hart not a ot, the Duke your father. Ile make my father ioyfull by my toile, Had not thy folly interiupted me, My hopes ere this had met their period. Your princely father. O torment me not with his remembrance. S'blood hee's ſafe returnd.