Beaumont, Francis / Fletcher, John · published 1616 · first performed or written 1613 [1613-1616] (Annals) comedy · Children of the Queen's Revels · Blackfriars T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim typicality 0.80 · 480 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T16: lady, madam, gentleman, lordship, ladies, honour, mistress, sweet, court, servant.
I know, I know, and do not you fear the suitors. Farewell, be mindful and be happy: the night calls me. The Gods of the winds befriend you Sir: a constant and a liberal lover thou art; more such God send us. Let 'em not stand still, we have rid hard. A suitor I know by his riding hard, I'll not be seen. A pretty Hall this, No servant in't? I would look freshly. You have delivered your errand to me then: there's no danger in a handsome young fellow: I'll show myself. Lady may it please you to bestow upon a stranger the ordinary grace of salutation: Are you the Lady of this house? Sir, I am worthily proud to be a servant of hers. Lady I should be as proud to be a servant of yours, did not my so late acquaintance make me despair. Sir, it is not so hard to achieve, but nature may bring it about. For these comfortable words I remain your glad debtor. Is your Lady at home? She is no straggler Sir. May her occasions admit me to speak with her? If you come in the way of a Suitor, No. I know your affable virtue will be moved to persuade her, that a Gentleman benighted and strayed offers to be bound to her for a night's lodging. I will commend this message to her: but if you aim at her body, you will be deluded: other women the households of good carriage and government; upon any of which if you can cast your affection, they will perhaps be found as faithful, and not so coy. What a skin full of lust is this? I thought I had come a-wooing, and I am the courted party. This is right Court fashion: Men, women, and all woe; catch that catch may. If this soft hearted woman have infused any of her tenderness into her Lady, there is hope she will be pliant. But who's here? God save you Sir, My Lady lets you know she desires to be acquainted with your name before she confer with you. Sir my name calls me Welford. Sir, you are a gentleman of a good name. I'll try his wit. I will uphold it as good as any of my Ancestors had this two hundred years Sir. I knew a worshipful and a religious gentleman of your name in the Bishopric of Durham. Call you him cozen? I am only allied to his virtues Sir. It is modestly said: I should carry the badge of your Christianity with me to. What's that, a Cross? there's a tester. I mean the name which your Godfathers & Godmothers gave you at the Font. 'tis Harry: but you cannot proceed orderly now in your Catechism: for you have told me who gave me that name. Shall beg your names. Roger.
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I know, I know, and doe not you feare the sutors. Farewell, be mindefull and be happy: the night cals mee. The Gods of the winds befriend you Sir: a constant and a liberall louer thou art; more such God send vs. Let vm not stand still, we haue rid hard. A sutor I know by his riding hard, Ile not be seen. A pretty Hall this, No seruant in't? I would look freshly. You haue deliuered your arrand to mee then: ther's no danger in a hansome young fellowe: Ile shew my selfe. Lady may it please you to bestowe vpon a stranger the ordinary grace of salutation: Are you the Ladie of this house? Sir, I am worthily proud to be a seruant of hers. Lady I should be as proud to be a sernant of yours, did not my so late acquaintance make me dispaire. Sir, it is not so hard to atcheiue, but nature may bring it about. For these comfortable words I remaine your glad debtor. Is your Ladie at home? She is no straglr Sir. May her occasions admit me to speake with her? If you come in the way of a Sutor, No. I know your able vertue will be moued to perswade her, that a Gentleman benighted and straied offers to be bound to her for a nghts lodging. I will commend this message to her: but if you aime at her bodie, you will be deuded: othr weomen the housholds of good carriage and gouernment; vpon any of which if you can cast your affection, they will perhaps bee found as faithfull, and not so coy. What a skin full of lust is this? I thought I had come awoeing, and I am the courted party. This is right Court fashion: Men, weomen, and all woe; catch that catch may. If this soft hearted woman haue infusde any of her tendernesse into her Lady, there is hope she will be pliant. But who's here? God saue you Sir, My Lady lets you know shee desires to be acquainted with your name before she conferre with you. Sir my name cals me Welford. Sir, you are a gentleman of a good name. I'le trie his wit. I will vphold it as good as any of my Ancestors had this two hundred yeares Sir. I knew a worshipfull and a religious gentleman of your name in the Bishopricke of Durham. Call you him Cosen? I am onely allyed to his vertues Sir. It is modestly said: I should carry the badge of your Christianity with me to. VVhats that, a Crosse? there's a tester. I meane the name which your Godfathers & Godmothers gaue you at the Font. Tis Harry: but you cannot proceede orderly now in your Catechisme: fo you haue told mee who gaue mee that name. Shall beg your names. Roger.