Anonymous · published 1609 · first performed or written 1607 [1599-1608] (Annals) comedy · Children of the King's Revels T41 Household service: masters, doors and po typicality 0.76 · 486 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T41: master, house, door, iohn, old, mistress, basket, lord, gentleman, ick.
I'll lead the way forsooth. Nay pray ye Hostess a word, I say little, but i'm sure I have sustained the most wrong; by this light, I had rather he had broke my head in three places, I pray you lend me a brush, he has put my hat quite out of fashion. That shall ye sir, a brush there ho! Salue, sis saluus, I pray ye which of you five is the Hostis of the house? That's easily discerned, for four wear breeches. Near the sooner for that my diminutive youth, for women now adays wear breeches as well as men, mary the difference lies in the bauble. Well sir, to open the ttuth I am the Hostess. The fruit is known by the Tree at the first view, as the Author writes learnedly, come, basilus manus. This kissing becomes a Gentleman, i'll use it suret Secondly, Mistress Hostess, I would know what lodging ye have for my Lady and her train. What will serve your turn sir? I'll call myself to account and specify thus: my Lady and her Dog that's two visible: then there's the Dog and my Lady, that's four invisible: then there's my Lady's dog and I quoth the dog, that's six: then there's sequence of three, viz. the Dog and I and my Lady: then there's a pair of Knaves, viz the Dog & myself, & my Lady turned up: viz my Lady sequence of three: a pair of knaves, & my Lady turned up to play upon, we can have no less than five beds. Truly you must lie close together, (the Servants I mean) for I am so thrust with Guest I an hardly spare so many. Faith we'll lie together as close as we can: there's my Lady and her dog lie all together, and I at the bed's feet, and there's all our family of love. How far is your mistress behind? The truth is, the fatal sisters have cut the thread of her Corke-shoe, & she's stepped aside into a cobblers shop to take a true stitch, whether I mean to send myself as a Court of Guard to conduct her: but see, oh, inconstant fortune! see where she comes solus. Bos, you serve me well to let me wait upon myself. Of two evils the least is to be chosen, I had a care of your puppy being less than yourself. Gentlewoman you have an excellent Ch: I have an appetite as a man would say. What's your will sir? Truth will to light, and the truth is, I have an appetite to kiss you. This point would become a Gentleman sure, I pray who trimmed it so? My man forsooth. Sir, I desire your acquaintance, 'tis excellent rare. You would have said so, had you seen it an hour since. here's game for me, I hunt for fools, and have sprung a covey.
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Ile lead the way forſooth. Nay pray ye Hoſteſſe a word, I ſay little, but i'me ſure I haue ſuſtained the moſt wrong; by this light, I had rather he had broke my head in three places, I pray you lend me a bruſh, hee has put my hat quite out of faſhion. That ſhall ye ſir, a bruſh there hoe! Salue, ſis ſaluus, I pray yee which of you fiue is the Hoſtis of the houſe? Thats eaſily diſcernd, for foure weare breeches. Nere the ſooner for that my diminitiue youth, for women now adaies weare breeches as well as men, mary the difference lies in the bawble. Well ſir, to open the ttuth I am the Hoſteſſe. The fruit is knowne by the Tree at the firſt view, as the Author writes learnedly, come, baſilus manus. This kiſſing becomes a Gentleman, ile vſe it ſuret Secondly, Miſtris Hoſteſſe, I would knowe what lodging ye haue for my Lady and her traine. What will ſerue your turne ſir? Ile call my ſelfe to account and ſpecifie thus: my Lady and her Dogge that's two viſible: then there's the Dogge and my Lady, that's foure inuiſible: then there's my Ladies dogge and I quoth the dogge, that's ſix: then there's ſequence of three, viz. the Dogge and I and my Lady: then there's a paire of Knaues, viz the Dogge & my ſelfe, & my Lady turnd vp: viz my Lady ſequence of three: a paire of knaues, & my Lady turn'd vp to play vpon, we can haue no leſſe then fiue beds. Truely you muſt lye cloſe together, (the Seruants I meane) for I am ſo thruſt with Gueſt I an hardly ſpare ſo many. Faith weele lie together as cloſe as we can: there's my Lady and her dogge lye al together, and I at the beds feete, and there's all our family of Loue. How farre is your miſtris behinde? The truth is, the fatall ſiſters haue cut the thred of her Corke-ſhoe, & ſhee's ſtept aſide into a Coblers ſhop to take a true ſtitch, whether I meane to ſend my ſelfe as a Court of Guard to conduct her: but ſee, oh, inconſtant fortune! ſee where ſhee comes ſolus. Bos, you ſerue me well to let me waite vpon my ſelfe. Of two euils the leaſt is to be choſen, I had a care of your puppie being leſſe then your ſelfe. Gentlewoman you haue an excellent Ch: I haue an appetite as a man would ſay. What's your will ſir? Truth will to light, and the truth is, I haue an appetite to kiſſe you. This point would become a Gentleman ſure, I pray who trim'd it ſo? My man forſooth. Sir, I deſire your acquaintance, tis excellent rare. You would haue ſaide ſo, had you ſeene it an houre ſince. Heeres game for me, I hunt for fooles, and haue ſprung a couey.