Englishmen for My Money, or A Woman Will Have Her Will · chunk 15 of 43
Haughton, William · published 1616 · first performed or written 1598 [Feb 18-May 9, payment] (Annals) comedy · Admiral's (Nottingham's) Men unassigned nearest T41 Household service: masters, doors and po · 492 words
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Non da Monsieur, and he be so granda amorous op de Damosella, he sal have Mawdlyn de wit wench in de kitchen by matter Pisaro's leave. By M. Pisaro's leave, Monsieur I'll mumble you, except you learn to know, whom you speak to: I tell thee Francois, I'll have (maugre thy teeth) her that shall make thee gnash thy teeth to want. Yet a man may want of his will, and bate an Ace of his wish: But Gentlemen, every man as his luck serves, and so agree we; I would not have you fall out in my house: Come, come, all this was in jest, now let's too't in earnest; I mean with our teeth, and try who's the best Trencherman. Ah sirrah, now I know, what manner of thing Paul's is; I did so mar'le afore what it was out of all count: For my master would say, Would I had Paul's full of Gold. My young Mistresses, and Grimkin our tailor, would wish they had Paul's full of Needles: ay, one asked my master half a yard of Freeze to make me a Coat and he cried whoop holiday, it was big enough to make Paul's a Nightgown. I have been told, that Duke Humfrie dwells here, and that he keeps open house, and that a brave sort of Cammileres dine with him every day; now if I could see any vision in the world towards dinner, I would set in a foot: But the best is, as the ancient English romaine Orator saith, So-lame-men, Misers, Housewives, and so forth: the best is, that I have great store of company that do nothing but go up and down, and go up and down, and make a grumbling together, that the meat is so long making ready: Well, if I could meet this scurvy Frenchman, they should stay me, for I would be gone home. I beseech you Monsieur, give me audience. What would you have? What should I give you? Pardon, sir mine uncivil and presumptuous intrusion, who endeavour nothing less, than to provoke or exasperate you against me. They say, a word to the Wise is enough: so by this little French that he speaks, I see he is the very man I seek for: Sir, I pray what is your name? I am nominated Monsieur Le Mouche, and rest at your bon service. I understand him partly; yea, and partly nay: Can you speak French? Content poor vous monsieur Madomo. If I could not sir, I should ill understand you: you speak the best French that ever trod upon Shoe of Leather. Nay, I can speak more Languages than that: This is Italian, is it not? Nella slurde Curtezana. Yes sir, and you speak it like a very Natural. I believe you well: now for Dutch: Ducky de do watt heb ye goe brought. I pray stop your mouth, for I never heard such Dutch before brought.
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Non da Monſieur, and he be ſo granda amorous op de Damoſella, he ſal haue Mawdlyn de witt Wenſhe in de Kichine by maiter Piſaros leaue. By M. Piſaros leaue, Monſieur Ile mumble you, except you learne to know, whom you ſpeake to: I tell thee Francois, Ile haue (maugre thy teeth) her that ſhall make thee gnaſh thy teeth to want. Yet a man may want of his will, and bate an Ace of his wiſh: But Gentlemen, euery man as his lucke ſerues, and ſo agree wee; I would not haue you fall out in my houſe: Come, come, all this was in ieſt, now lets too't in earneſt; I meane with our teeth, and try who's the beſt Trencher-man. Ah ſirra, now I know, what manner of thing Powles is; I did ſo marle afore what it was out of all count: For my maiſter would ſay, Would I had Powles full of Gold. My young Miſtreſſes, and Grimkin our Taylor, would wiſh they had Powles full of Needles: I, one askt my maiſter halfe a yard of Freeze to make me a Coate and hee cride whoope holly-day, it was big enough to make Powles a Night-gowne. I haue been told, that Duke Humfrie dwelles here, and that he keeps open houſe, and that a braue ſort of Cammileres dine with him euery day; now if I could ſee any viſion in the world towards dinner, I would ſet in a foote: But the beſt is, a the auncient Engliſh romaine Orator ſaith, So-lame-men, Miſers, Howſewiues, and ſo foorth: the beſt is, that I haue great ſtore of companie that doe nothing but goe vp and downe, and goe vp and downe, and make a grumbling togeather, that the meate is ſo long making readie: Well, if I could meete this ſcuruie Frenchman, they ſhould ſtay mee, for I would be gone home. I beſeech you Monſieur, giue mee audience. What would you haue? What ſhould I giue you? Pardon, ſir mine vnciuill and preſumptuous intruſion, who indeauour nothing leſſe, then to prouoke or exaſperat you againſt mee. They ſay, a word to the Wiſe is enough: ſo by this litle French that he ſpeakes, I ſee hee is the very man I ſeeke for: Sir, I pray what is your name? I am nominated Monſieur Le Mouche, and reſt at your bon ſeruice. I vnderſtand him partly; yea, and partly nay: Can you ſpeake French? Content pore vous monſieur Madomo. If I could not ſir, I ſhould ill vnderſtand you: you ſpeake the beſt French that euer trode vpon Shoe of Leather. Nay, I can ſpeake more Languages then that: This is Italian, is it not? Nella ſlurde Curte zana. Yes ſir, and you ſpeake it like a very Naturall. I beleeue you well▪ now for Dutch: Ducky de doe watt heb yee ge brought. I pray ſtop your mouth, fot I neuer heard ſuch Dutch before brocht.