Mason, John · published 1610 · first performed or written 1607 [1607-1608] (Annals) tragedy · Children of the King's Revels unassigned nearest T62 The courtier as a type: fashion, affecta · 498 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T62: courtier, shrug, face, court, italian, monsieur, scholar, fashion, french, courtiers.
For our ladies Madam they are few or none, our country men are not so addicted to titles of honour: they use knighthood as rich jewellers desire Gems rather for traffic than ornament. Is there any commodity to be had in the purchase sir? Great Commodity, and that is the reason so many merchants and yeomen sons hunt after it. Belike this is one of your observations: pray sir be more open: I see you have profited much since your coming. For the bettering of mine inward parts, some few notions I have committed to memory. Impart them signor: it may be I shall add to your store: these Ladies will not discover us for intelligencers: they are naturally given to the concealment of private actions. Since my coming to Florence I have seen ignorance in the shape of a Citizen muffled in the scarlet of magistracy that could not write his own name. Generally I have noted through the whole Country great enmity between wit and cloaks lined through with velvet: and yet beggars & gallants agree together very familiarly. There is no thriving but by impudence and pandarism: he that is furnished with one of these two qualities shall beg more of a foolish Lord at a marrowbone breakfast, than all the Poets in the whole town shall rhyme out of him in an age: But these are but petty observations: I have seen since my coming to Florence the son of a peddler mounted on a foot cloth: a fellow created a Lord for the smoothness of his chin: and which is more; I have seen a cap most miraculously turned into a beaver hat without either trimming or dressing. That is strange indeed: signor and Eunuchus, we are to press you to a further courtesy in meeting us in the lobby some two hours hence at a posset. You shall find us as forward in as hot a service in the Lobby or elsewhere at your Ladyships appoint, but— We must have no denial. Canst not say the Court-grace? promise man promise. Your Ladyship shall find us ready to put in— our spoons. Till then adieu signor and Eunuchus. Phego forward. So long as my hamstrings hold. You see Eunuchus, familiarity and courtesy hath enwrapped me in the knowledge of these meanest vassals of honour: but henceforth my countenance shallbe estranged, and I will bury my acquaintance in silence. I think the cuckoo foresings his own dirge: signor, you shall need no further prescriptions: in the career of your delight, vouchsafe a thought of Eunchus, you conceive me Sir, manifest my service to Timoclea. I were inhuman if I should forget you the latest minute of my life: pray heavens my Page Pantofle have procured in my absence the embroidered shirt I gave directions for upon both our wardrobes: that care once over, I shall never henceforth taste of lousy misfortune. Venus supplying what Bordello most lacks, Courtiers and Porters live by able backs.
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For our Ladyes Madam they are few or none, our countrey men are not so addicted to titles of honour: they vse knighthood as rich Iewellers desire Iemms rather for traficque then ornament. Is there any commoditie to be had in the purchase ir? Great Commoditie, and that is the reason so many marchants and yeomen sonnes hunt after it. Belike this is one of your obseruations: pray sir be more open: I see you haue profited much since your comming. For the bettring of mine inward parts, some few notions I haue committed to memory. Impart them Sgnor: it may be I shall add to your store: these Layes will nt discouer vs for intelligencers: they are naturally giuen to the concealement of priuate actions. Since my comming to Florence I haue seene ignorance in the shape of a Citizen mufled in the scarlet of magistracy that coul not write his owne name. Generally I haue noted through the whole Country great enmity betweene witt and clokes lin'd through with veluet: and yet beggers & gallants agree together very fmiliarly. There is no thriuing but by impudence and panarisme: he that is furnished with one of these two quallities shal begg more of a foolish Lord at a marbone breakfast, then all the Poets in the whole towne shall rime out of him in an age: ut thse are but petty obseruations: I haue seene since my comming to Florence the sonne of a Pedler mounted on a foote cloth: a fellow created a Lord for the smothnsse of his chinne: and which is more; I haue seene a capp most my raculously turnd into a beauer hatt without either trimming or dressing. That is strange indeed: Signior and Eunuchus, we are to presse you to a further curtesy in meeting vs in the lobby some two houres hence at a posset. You shall finde vs as forward in as hot a seruice in the Lobby or elsewhere at your Ladiships appoint, but— We must haue no denyall. Cans not say the Court-grace? promise man promise. Your Ladiship shall finde vs ready to put in— our spoones. Till then adiew Signior and Eunuchus. Phego forward. So long as my ham-strings hold. You see Eunuchus, familliarity and curtesie hath enwrapt me in the knowledge of these meanest vassels of honour: but henceforth my countenance shalbe estranged, and I wil bury my acquaintance in scilence. I thinke the Cuckoe foresings his owne dirdge: Signior, you shall neede no further prescriptions: in the carriere of your delight, vouchsafe a thought of Eunchus, you conceiue me Sir, manifest my seruice to Timoclea. I were inhumaine if I should forget you the latest minute of my life: pray heauens my Page Pantofle haue procured in my absence the embrodered shirt I gaue directions for vpon both our wardrops: that care once ouer, I shal neuer henceforth taste of lowsie misfortune. Venus supplying what Bordello most lackes, Courtiers and Porters liue by able backes.