The Valiant Welshman (Caradoc the Great) · chunk 22 of 32
A., R. · published 1615 · first performed or written 1612 [1610-1615] (Annals) history · Prince Henry's Men T52 Prodigals, portions and poor kin typicality 0.77 · 495 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T52: brother, father, uncle, cousin, son, poor, bread, old, given, master.
On this condition do I give thee life, That first, if such an hellish art as this May serve to virtuous uses, then direct The scope of all thy skill, to aid poor men, Distressed by any casualty or chance, And specially our friends. This Bluso vows to keep inviolable. Come, Cousin Morgan, Kings in this are known, That for their subjects lives, neglect their own. How now, Sirs, what heavy spectacle affronts our eyes? Come, my masters, every man his part, he shall be examined, ere we part with him. 'tis fit, neighbour, for he that has no more care of himself, what will he have of another fellow? Whose body is that, my friends? 'tis not a body, Sir, 'tis but a carcase, sir, some Gentleman it seems; for if he had been a poor man, that labours for his living, he would have found somewhat else to do, and not to have hanged himself. Alack, alack, a wretched case. Nay truly, never bestow pity on him, that could not pity himself. 'tis Gloster's body, noble Caradoc. A traitors body, than heavens justice shown. That in contriving mischief for his own. If his head were taken from his shoulders, 'twere very well, and pole his head on a high cragge. You may pole his head here, if it please you, but truly it is not worth the labour, for it is a fleece of the lowzest hair that ever was hanged. You are a prattling Coxcomb, I would have his head mounted on a pole, for all false knaves to see and behold. Why sir, you may see it now, and the rest shall see it hereafter. The rest sir, mercy upon us, do you reckon me a false knave? by S. Davie, I will melt a stone of tallow from your kidneys. Nay, good Sir Morgan. Pray you Cousin, let me go. Let your Cousin, let him come, you shall have diggon of Chymr●de, I warrant you. Hark you, hark you Cousin, he speaks British, by shesu, I not strike him now, if he call me three knaves more. God plesse us, if he do not speak as good British, as any is in Troy-walles. Give me both your right hands, I pray you, let us be friends for ever and ever. Sir, you shall be friends with a man of credit then: for I have a hundredth pound in black and white, simple as I stand here: and simple as I stand here, I am one of the Crowner's quest at this time. ay, for, simple as we all stand here, we are no less at this time. And it may be, as simple as we are here, if we say, he shall be buried, he shall, and if we say not, it may not be neither. But he is dead, whether you will or no. Not so, for he died with my good will, for I never wept for him.
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On this condition doe I giue thee life, That first, if such an hellish art as this May serue to vertuous vses, then direct The scope of all thy skill, to ayde poore men, Distrest by any casualty or chance, And specially our friends. This Bluso vowes to keepe inuiolable. Come, Cousin Morgan, Kings in this are known, That for their subiects liues, neglect their owne. How now, Sirs, what heauy spectacle affronts our eyes? Come, my masters, euery man his part, hee shall be examined, ere we part with him. Tis fit, neighbour, for he that has no more care of himselfe, what will he haue of another fellow? Whose body is that, my friends? Tis not a body, Sir, tis but a carkase, sir, some Gentleman it seemes; for if hee had beene a poore man, that labours for his liuing, he would haue found somewhat else to doe, and not to haue hangde himselfe. Alacke, alacke, a wretched case. Nay truly, neuer bestow pitty on him, that could not pitty himselfe. Tis Glosters body, noble Caradoc. A Traytors body, then heauens iustice showne. That in contriuing mischiefe for his owne. If his head were taken from his shoulders, 'twere very well, and poale his head on a high cragge. You may poale his head here, if it please you, but truely it is not worth the labor, for it is a fleece of the lovvzest haire that euer was hanged. You are a prattling Coxcombe, I would haue his head mounted on a poale, for all false knaues to see and behold. Why sir, you may see it now, and the rest shall see it hereafter. The rest sir, mercy vpon vs, doe you reckon me a false knaue? by S. Dauie, I will melt a stone of tallow from your kidneyes. Nay, good Sir Morgan. Pray you Cousin, let me goe. Let your Cousin, let him come, you shall haue diggon of Chymrde, I warrant you. Harke you, harke you Cousin, he speakes Brittish, by shesu, I not strike him now, if he call mee three knaues more. God plesse vs, if he do not speake as good Brittish, as any is in Troy-walles. Giue me both your right hands, I pray you, let vs be friends for euer and euer. Sir, you shall be friends with a man of credit then: for I haue a hundreth pound in blacke and white, simple as I stand here: and simple as I stand here, I am one of the Crowners quest at this time. I, for, simple as we all stand here, wee are no lesse at this time. And it may be, as simple as we are here, if we say, he shall be buried, he shall, and if we say not, it may not be neyther. But he is dead, whether you will or no. Not so, for he died with my good will, for I neuer wept for him.