Markham, Gervase / Machin, Lewis · published 1608 · first performed or written 1608 [1607-1608] (Annals) tragicomedy · Children of the King's Revels unassigned nearest T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim · 488 words
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Sister content you, the affairs of state Must give their best attendance on the times, And great occurrents must not lose their minutes. Now i'll stand to it, that to be a state's man or a lawyer, is to be of the most thankless occupation that ever was derived from human invention. Why I pray thee wench? Because they bestow all the laborious toil of the mind until they be forty, that they may live imprisoned in a study chamber till they be fourscore, only this world's Mammon, which is great name and riches, like a string between a galley slaves legs, is the only ease of their fetters. A notable construction of a noble labour: but shall we not have your company my Lord? My service Madam, but my presence the King hath employed, only if you please, I will send Prince Philocles to your majesty. No creature better for his skill in play, Is equal with our knowledge, good my Lord, Send him to my privy chamber presently. I will, and send affliction after him, And see where he comes, My Lord your presence hath Saved me much labour, and a little care, I was in quest for your fair company: The Queen my Lord entreats you earnestly You will attend her in her privy chamber. Unto what end? Only to waste some time at cards with her, The lazy hours stick heavy on her thoughts, Which she would lose with some forgetfulness. Faith, & play near relished worse within my thoughts, I know not how, but loaden heaviness Draws me to be in love with melancholy. The fit for you with more light sports To chase that blood consumer from your breast, Who with a honey poison doth devour, And kill the very life of livelihood. 'tis true, & therefore shall your counsel tutor me, Where is her majesty? Gone to her privy chamber where she doth expect you. I will attend her presently. Do, and I will attend thee to thy grave, Poor shallow Lord, by much too virtuous. Ho, whose within there? Your grace's pleasure. Go tell his majesty that I must speak with him. I go. Come my Lord take your place, here are cards, and here are my crowns. And here are mine, at what game will your majesty play? At mount saint. A royal game, and worthy of the name, And meetest even for saints to exercise: Sure it was of a woman's first invention. It is not Saint, but Cent, taken from hundreds. True, for 'mongst millions hardly is found one saint Indeed you may allow a double game, But come list for the dealing, it is my chance to deal. An action most, most proper to your sex. How now my waking dragon, thou whose eyes Do never fall or close through Lethean sleep, What is there a Hercules that dare to touch, Or enter the Hesperian Rosaries?
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Sister content you, the affaires of state Must giue their best attendance on the times, And great occurrents must not lose their minutes. Now ile stand to it, that to be a states man or a lawier, is to be of the most thanklesse occupation that euer was deriu'd from humain inuention. Why I pray thee wench? Because they bestow all the laborious toile of the minde vntill they be forty, that they may liue imprison'd in a study chamber till they be fourescore, onely this worlds Mammon, which is great name and riches, like a string betweene a gallie slaues legs, is the only ease of their fetters. A notable construction of a noble labor: but shall we not haue your company my Lord? My seruice Madam, but my presence the King hath imploid, onely if you please, I will send Prince Philocles to your Maiestie. No creature better for his skill in play, Is equall with our knowledge, good my Lord, Send him to my priuy chamber presently. I will, and send affliction after him, And see where he comes, My Lord your presence hath Saued me much labour, and a little care, I was in quest for your faire company: The Queene my Lord intreats you earnestly You will attend her in her priuy chamber. Vnto what end? Only to waste some time at cards with her, The lasie howers stick heauy on her thoughts, Which she would lose with some forgetfulnesse. Faith, & play nere relisht worse within my thoghts, I know not how, but loaden heauinesse Drawes me to be in loue with melancholy. The fitter for you with more light sports To chace that bloud consumer from your brest, Who with a honnie poison doth deuoure, And kill the very life of liuelihood. Tis true, & therfore shall your counsaile tutor me, Where is her Maiesty? Gone to her priuie chamber where she doth expect you. I will attend her presently. Doe, and I will attend thee to thy graue, Poore shallow Lord, by much too vertuous. Hoe, whose within there? Your graces pleasure. Go tell his Maiesty that I must speake with him. I go. Come my Lord take your place, here are cards, and here are my crownes. And here are mine, at what game will your Maiesty play? At mount saint. A royall game, and worthy of the name, And meetest euen for Saincts to exercise: Sure it was of a womans first inuention. It is not Saint, but Cent, taken from hundreds. True, for mongst millions hardly is found one saint Indeede you may allow a double game, But come list for the dealing, it is my chance to deale. An action most, most proper to your sex. How now my waking dragon, thou whose eies Doe neuer fall or close through Lethean sleepe, What is there a Hercules that dare to touch, Or enter the Hesperian Rosaries?