The Roaring Girl, or Moll Cutpurse · chunk 30 of 47
Dekker, Thomas / Middleton, Thomas · published 1611 · first performed or written 1611 (Annals) comedy · Prince Henry's Men · Fortune unassigned nearest T49 Wooing a mistress: suitors, go-betweens · 515 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T49: mistress, gentleman, love, lady, woman, pray, gentlewoman, hear, honest, way.
I'm much beholding to 'em, well since you'll needs putus together sir, I'll play my part as well as I can; it shall near be said I came into a Gentleman's chamber, and let his instrument hang by the walls. Why well said Moll i'faith, it had been a shame for that Gentleman then, that would have let it hung still, and near offered thee it. There it should have been still then for Moll, for though the world judge impudently of me, I near came into that chamber yet, where I took down the instrument myself. Pish let'em prate abroad, thouart here where thou art known and loved, there be a thousand close dames that will call the vial an unmannerly instrument for a woman, and therefore talk broadly of thee, when you shall have them sit wider to a worse quality. Push, I ever fall asleep and think not of'em sir, and thus I dream. Prithee let's hear thy dream Moll. I dream there is a Mistress, And she lays out the money, she goes unto her Sisters, She never comes at any. That's a free Mistress i'faith. ay, ay, ay, like her that sings it, one of thine own choosing. But shall I dream again? Here comes a wench will brave ye, Her courage was so great, She lay with one o'the Navy, Her husband lying i'the Fleet. Yet oft with him she cavilled, I wonder what she ails, Her husband's ship lay gravelled, When hers could hoist up sails, Yet she began like all my foes, To call whore first: for so do those; A pox of all false tails. Marry amen say I. So say I too. Hang up the vial now sir: all this while I was in a dream, one shall lie rudely then; but being awake, I keep my legs together; a watch, what's o'clock here. Now, now, she's trapped. Between one and two; nay then I care not: a watch and a musitian are cousin Germanes in one thing, they must both keep time well, or there's no goodness in 'em, the one else deserves to be dashed against a wall, and other to have his brains knocked out with a fiddle case, what? a loose chain and a dangling Diamond. Here were a brave booty for an evening-thief now, There's many a younger brother would be glad To look twice in at a window for't, And wriggle in and out, like an eel in a sandbag, Oh if men's secret youthful faults should judge 'em, 'T would be the general'st execution, That ere was seen in England; there would be but few left to sing the ballets, there would be so much work: most of our brokers would be chosen for hangmen, a good day for them: they might renew their wardrobes of free cost then. This is the roaring wench must do us good. No poison sir but serves us for some use, which is confirmed in her. Peace, peace, foot I did here him sure, where ere he be. Who did you hear?
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I'me much beholding to 'em, well since you'l needes put'vs together sir, I'le play my part as wel as I can; it shall nere be said I came into a Gentlemans chamber, and let his instrument hang by the walls. Why well said Mol i'faith, it had bene a shame for that Gentleman then, that would haue let it hung still, and nere offred thee it. There it should haue bene stil then for Mol, for though the world iudge impudently of mee, I nere came into that chamber yet, where I tooke downe the instrument my selfe. Pish let'em prate abroad, th'art heere where thou art knowne and lou'd, there be a thousand close dames that wil cal the viall an vnmannerly instrument for a woman, and therefore talke broadly of thee, when you shall haue them sit wider to a worse quality. Push, I euer fall a sleepe and thinke not of'em sir, and thus I dreame. Prithee let's heare thy dreame Mol. I dreame there is a Mistresse, And she layes out the money, Shee goes vnto her Sisters, Shee neuer comes at any. That's a free Mistresse' faith. I, I, I, like her that sings it, one of thine own choosing. But shall I dreame againe? Here comes a wench will braue ye, Her courage was so great, Shee lay with one o'the Nauy, Her husband lying i'the Fleet. Yet oft with him she cauel'd, I wonder what shee ailes, Her husbands ship lay grauel'd, When her's could hoyse vp sailes, Yet shee beganne like all my foes, To call whoore first: for so do those; A pox of all false tayles. Marry amen say I. So say I too. Hang vp the viall now sir: all this while I was in a dreame, one shall lie rudely then; but being awake, I keepe my legges together; a watch, what's a clocke here. Now, now, shee's trapt. Betweene one and two; nay then I care not: a watch and a musitian are cossen Germanes in one thing, they must both keepe time well, or there's no goodnesse in 'em, the one else deserues to be dasht against a wall, and tother to haue his braines knockt out with a fiddle case, what? a loose chaine and a dangling Diamond. Here were a braue booty for an euening-theefe now, There's many a younger brother would be glad To looke twice in at a window for't, And wriggle in and out, like an eele in a sandbag, Oh if mens secret youthfull faults should iudge 'em, 'T would be the general'st execution, That ere was seene in England; there would bee but few left to sing the ballets, there would be so much worke: most of our brokers would be chosen for hangmen, a good day for them: they might renew their wardrops of free cost then. This is the roaring wench must do vs good. No poyson sir but serues vs for some vse, which is confirm'd in her. Peace, peace, foot I did here him sure, where ere he be. Who did you heare?