Greene's Tu Quoque, or The City Gallant · chunk 47 of 47
Cooke, John · published 1614 · first performed or written 1611 (Annals) comedy · Queen Anne's Men unassigned nearest T30 Constables, justices and the watch · 495 words
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Stand up, the matter is well amended, Master Geraldine, you give sufferance to this match. Yes marry do I sir, for since they love, I'll not have the crime lie on my head, To divide man and wife. Why you say well, my blessing fall upon you, And upon us that love sir Lyonell. By my troth since thou hast ta'en the young knave, God give thee joy of him, and may he prove A wiser man than his Master. Sergeant, why dost not carry him to prison? Sir Lyonell Rash will bail him. I bail him knave! wherefore should I bail him? No, carry him away, I'll relieve no prodigals. Good sir Lyonell, I beseech you sir, Gentlemen, I pray make a purse for me. Come sir, come, are you begging? Why that does you no harm Gervase, master I should say; some compassion. Sergeants, come back with him, look sir, here is your livery, If you can put off all your former pride, And put on this with that humility That you first wore it, I will pay your debts, Free you of all encumbrances, And take you again into my service. Tenterhook let mee go, I will take his worship's offer without wages, rather than come into your clutches again; a man in a blue coat may have some colour for his knavery, in the Counter he can have none. But now M. Scattergood, what say you to this? Marry I say 'tis scarce honest dealing for any man to coney-catch another man's wife, I protest we'll not put it up. No, which we? Why Gartered and I. Gartered, why she'll put it up. Will she? I that she will, and so must you. Must I? Yes that you must. Well, if I must, I must: but I protest I would not: But that I must: So vale, vale: Et tu quoque. Why that's well said, Than I perceive we shall wind up all wrong: Come Gentlemen, and all our other guests: Let our well-tempered bloods taste Bacchus feasts, But let us know first how these sports delight, And to these Gentlemen each bid good night. Gentles, I hope, that well my labour ends, All that I did was but to please my friends. A kind enamouret I did strive so prove, But now I leave that, and pursue your love. My part I have performed with the rest, And though I have not, yet I would do best. That I have cheated through the Play, 'tis true, But yet I hope, I have not cheated you. If with my clamours I have done you wrong, Ever hereafter I will hold my tongue. If through my riot I have offensive been, Henceforth I'll play the civil Citizen. Faith all that I say, is, howe'er it hap, widows like Maids sometimes may catch a clap. To mirth and laughter henceforth I'll provoke ye, If you but please to like of Greene's Tu quoque.
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Stand vp, the matter is well amended, Master Geraldine, you giue sufferance to this match. Yes marry doe I sir, for since they loue, I'le not haue the crime lie on my head, To iuide man and wife. Why you say well, my blessing fall vpon you, An vpon vs that loue sir Lyonell. By my roth since thou hast ane the yong knae, God giue the oy of him, and may e proue▪ A wiser man then his Master. Sergeant, why dost not carry him to prison? Sir Lyonell Rash will baile him. I baile him knaue! wherefore should I baile him? No, carry him away, I'le relieue no prodigalls. Good sir Lyonell, I beseech you sir, Gentlemen, I pray make a purse for me. Come sir, come, are you begging? Why that does you no harme Gerse, master I should say; some compassion. Sergeants, come backe with him, looke sir, heere is your liuery, If you can put off all your former pride, And put on this with that humilitie That you first wore it, I will pay your debts, Free you of all incombances, And take you againe into my seruice. Tenter-hooke let e goe, I will take his worships offer without wages, rather then come into your cluches againe; a man in a blew coate may haue some colour for his knauery, n the Counter he can haue none. But now M. Scatter-good, what say you to this? Marry I say 'tis scarce honest dealing for any man to Conny-catch another mans wife, I protest wee'l not put it vp. No, which we? Why Gartred and I. Gartred, why shee'l put it vp. Will she? I that she will, and so must you. Must I? Yes that you must. Well, if I must, I must▪ but I protest I would not: But that I must: So vale, vale: Et tu quoque. Why that's well said, Then I perceiue we shall wind vp all wrong: Come Gentlemen, and all our other guests: Let our well-temper'd bloods taste Bcchus feasts, But let vs know fist how these sports delight, And to these Gentlemen each bid good night. Gentles, I hope, that well my labor ends, All that I did was but to please my friends. A kind enamouret I did striue so proue, But now I leaue that, and pursue your loue. My part I haue performed with the rest, And though I haue not, yet I would doe best. That I haue cheated through the Play, 'tis true, But yet I hope, I haue not cheated you. If with my clamors I haue done you wrong, Euer hereafter I will hold my tongue. If through my riot I haue offensiue beene, Henceforth Ile play the ciuil Citizen. Faith all that I say, is, how ere it happe, Widdowes like Mids sometimes may catch a clappe. To mirth and laughter henceforth I'le prouoke ye, If you but please to like of Greenes Tu quoque.