Barry, Lording · published 1611 · first performed or written 1608 [1608-1610(?)] (Annals) comedy · Children of the King's Revels T49 Wooing a mistress: suitors, go-betweens typicality 0.91 · 474 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T49: mistress, gentleman, love, lady, woman, pray, gentlewoman, hear, honest, way.
Most worthy fair such is the power of love That now I come t'accept your proffered grace, And with submissive thoughts t'entreat a pardon For my so gross neglect. There's no offence, My mind is changed. I told you as much before. With a heigh pass with a repass. Dearest of women, The constant virtue of your nobler mind Speaks in your looks: Nor can you entertain Both love and hate at once. 'tis all in vain. You strive against the stream. Fee the waiting-maid Master Stand thou propitious, endear me to thy love Dear Mistress turn to this Gentleman, I protest, I have some feeling of his constant love, Cast him not away, try his love. Why sir, With what audacious front can you entreat To enjoy my love, which yet not two hours since, You scornfully refused. Well sare the waiting maid. My fate compelled me, but now farewell fond fear, My soul, my life, my lands, and reputation, I'll hazard all, and prize them all beneath thee. Which I shall put to trial, lend me thy ear. Can you love boy Yes. What or whom. My victuals. A pretty knave, i'faith come home tonight, Shalt have a posset and candied Eringoes, A bed if need be to, I love a life, To play with such Baboons as thou. Indeed, But dost think the widow will have my master. I'll tell thee then, wilt come. I will. Remember. Will you perform so much. Or lose my blood. Make him subscribe it, and then I vow, By sacred Vesta's ever hallowed fire, To take thee to my bed. Till when farewell. he's worthy love, whose virtues most excel. Remember, what is't a match betwixt you Mistress? I have set the fool in hope, has undertook To rid me of that fleshy Captain Face, Which swears in Taverns, and all Ordinaries, I am his lawful wife: he shall allay, The fury of the Captain, and I secure, Will laugh at the disgrace they both endure. Open your case, and I shall soon resolve you. But will you do it truly. As I am honest. This Gentleman whom I so much affect, I scarcely yet do know, so blind is love, In things which most concerns it, as you're honest Tell me his birth, his state, and farthest hopes. He is my friend, and I will speak him truly, He is by birth, son to a foolish Knight, His present state I think will be the prison, And farthest hope to be bailed out again, By sale of all your land. O me accursed, Has a no credit, Lands and Manors. That lands he has lies in a fair Church-yard, And for his manners, they are so rude and wild, That scarce an honest man will keep him company. I am abused, cozened, and deceived.
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Most worthy fayre such is the power of loue That now I come t'accept your proffered grace, And with submissiue thoughts t'entreat a pardon For my so grose neglect. Theres no offence, My mind is changed. I told you as much before. With a hey passe with a repasse. Deerest of women, The constant vertue of your nobler mind Speakes in your lookes: Nor can you entertaine Both loue and hate at once. Tis all in vaine. You striue against the streame. Fee the waitingmaid Maister Stand thou propitious, indeere me to thy loue Deere Mistresse turne to this Gentleman, I protest, I haue some feeling of his constant loue, Cast him not away, trye his loue. Why sir, With what audatious front can you intreat To inioy my loue, which yet not two houres since, You scornfully refusd. Wel sare the waiting maide. My fate compeld me, but now farewell fond feare, My soule, my life, my lands, and reputation, Ile hazard all, and prize them all beneath thee. Which I shall put to tryall, lend me thy eare. Can you loue boy Yes. What or whom. My victuals. A pretty knaue, ifaith come home to night, Shalt haue a posset and candi'd Eringoes, A bed if need be to, I loue a life, To play with such Babounes as thou. Indeed, But doost thinke the widdow wi'l haue my maister. Ile tell thee then, wo't come. I wil. Remember. Will you performe so much. Or loose my bloud. Make him subscribe it, and then I vow, By sacred Vestaes euer hallowed fier, To take thee to my bed. Till when farewell. Hee's worthy loue, whose vertues most excell. Remember, what ist a match betwixt you Mistresse? I haue set the foole in hope, ha's vnder-tooke To rid me of that fleshy Captaine Face, Which sweares in Tauernes, and all Ordinaries, I am his lawfull wife: hee shall allay, The fury of the Captaine, and I secure, Will laugh at the disgrace they both indure. Open your case, and I shall soone resolue you. But will you do it truly. As I am honest. This Gentleman whom I so much affect, I scarsly yet doe know, so blind is loue, In things which most concernes it, as y'are honest Tell me his birth, his state, and farthest hopes. He is my friend, and I will speake him truly, He is by birth, sonne to a foolish Knight, His present state I thinke will be the prison, And farthest hope to be baild out againe, By sale of all your land. O mee accurst, Has a no credit, Lands and Mannors. That lands he has lyes in a faire Church-yard, And for his manners, they are so rude and vilde, That scarce an honest man will keepe him company. I am abus'd, coosned, and deceiu'd.