Beaumont, Francis · published 1613 · first performed or written 1607 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels unassigned nearest T6 Money, debt and credit · 507 words
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Nose, nose, jolly red nose, and who gave thee this jolly red nose? Hark, my husband he's singing and hoiting, And I'm feign to cark and care, and all little enough. Husband, Charles, Charles Merithought. Nutmegs and Ginger, Cinnamon and Cloves, And they gave me this jolly red Nose. If you would consider your state, you would have little lust to sing, Iwis. It should never be considered while it were an estate, if I thought it would spoil my singing. But how wilt thou do Charles, thou art an old man, and thou canst not work, and thou hast not forty shillings left, and thou eatest good meat, and drinkest good drink, and laughest? And will do. But how wilt thou come by it Charles? How? why how have I done hitherto this forty years? I never came into my dining room, but at eleven & six o'clock, I found excellent meat and drink a'th' table, my clothes were never worn out, but next morning a tailor brought me a new suit; and without question it will be so ever: use makes perfectness. If all should fail, it is but a little straining myself extraordinary, & laugh myself to death. It's a foolish old man this: is not he George? Yes coney. Give me a penny i'th' purse while I live George. I by Lady coney, hold thee there. Well Charles, you promised to provide for Iasper, and I have laid up for Michael, I pray you pay Iasper his portion, he's come home, and he shall not consume Michael's stock: he says his master turned him away, but I promise you truly, I think he ran away. No indeed mistress Merrithought, though he be a notable gallows, yet I'll assure you his master did turn him away, even in this place 'twas I'faith within this half hour, about his daughter, my husband was by. Hang him rogue, he served him well enough: love his masters daughter! by my troth coney if there were a thousand boys, thou wouldst spoil them all with taking their parts, let his mother alone with him. I George, but yet truth is truth. Where is Iasper, he's welcome however, call him in, he shall have his portion, is he merry? I foul chive him, he is too merry. Iasper, Michael. Welcome Iasper, though thou run'st away, welcome, God bless thee: 'tis thy mother's mind thou shouldst receive thy portion; thou hast been abroad, and I hope hast learned experience enough to govern it, thou art of sufficient years, hold thy hand: one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, there's ten shillings for thee, thrust thyself into the world with that, and take some settled course, if fortune cross thee, thou hast a retiring place, come home to me, I have twenty shillings left, be a good husband, that is, wear ordinary clothes, eat the best meat, and drink the best drink, be merry, and give to the poor, and believe me, thou hast no end of thy goods.
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Nose, nose, iolly red nose, and who gaue thee this iolly red nose? Harke, my husband hee's singing and hoiting, And Im'e faine to carke and care, and all little enough. Husband, Charles, Charles Merithought. Nutmegs and Ginger, Cinnamon and Cloues, And they gaue me this iolly red Nose. If you would consider your state, you would haue little lust to sing, I-wisse. It should neuer bee considered while it were an estate, if I thought it would spoyle my singing. But how wilt thou do Charles, thou art an old man, and thou canst not worke, and thou hast not fortie shillings left, and thou eatest good meat, and drinkest good drinke, and laughest? And will do. But how wilt thou'come by it Charles? How? why how haue I done hitherto this forty yeares? I neuer came into my dining roome, but at eleuen & six a clocke, I found excellent meat and drinke a'th table, my clothes were neuer worne out, but next morning a Taylor brought me a new suit; and without question it will be so euer: vse makes perfectnesse. If all should faile, it is but a little straining my selfe extraordinary, & laugh my selfe to death. It's a foolish old man this: is not he George? Yes Cunny. Giue me a peny i'th purse while I liue George. I by Ladie cunnie, hold thee there. Well Charles, you promis'd to prouide for Iasper, and I haue laid vp for Michael, I pray you pay Iasper his portion, hee's come home, and hee shall not consume Michaels stocke: he saies his maister turnd him away, but I promise you truly, I thinke he ran away. No indeed mistresse Merrithought, though he bee a notable gallowes, yet Il'e assure you his maister did turne him away, euen in this place 'twas I'faith within this halfe houre, about his daughter, my husband was by. Hang him rougue, he seru'd him well enough: loue his maisters daughter! by my troth Cunnie if there were a thousand boies, thou wouldst spoile them all with taking their parts, let his mother alone with him. I George, but yet truth is truth. Where is Iasper, hee's welcome how euer, call him in, hee shall haue his portion, is he merry? I foule chiue him, he is too merrie. Iasper, Michael. Welcome Iasper, though thou runst away, welcome, God blesse thee: 'tis thy mothers minde thou should'st receiue thy portion; thou hast beene abroad, and I hope hast learn'd experience enough to gouerne it, thou art of sufficient yeares, hold thy hand: one, two, three, foure, fiue, sixe, seuen, eight, nine, there's ten shillings for thee, thrust thy selfe into the world with that, and take some setled course, if fortune crosse thee, thou hast a retiring place, come home to me, I haue twentie shillings left, bee a good husband, that is, weare ordinary clothes, eate the best meate, and drinke the best drinke, bee merrie, and giue to the poore, and beleeue me, thou hast no end of thy goods.