Englishmen for My Money, or A Woman Will Have Her Will · chunk 16 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 T44 Drinking: wine, ale and taverns · 487 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T44: drink, wine, numps, ale, butler, pot, sing, moy, drunk, win.
Nay I think you have not met with no peasant: Hear you M. Mouse, (so your name is I take it) I have considered of your learning in these aforesaid Languages, and find you reasonable: So, so, now this is the matter; Can you take the ease to teach these Tongues to two or three Gentlewomen of mine acquaintance, and I will see you paid for your labour. Yes sir, and that most willingly. Why then M. Mouse, to their use, I entertain ye, which had not been but for the troubles of the world, that I myself have no leisure to show my skill: Well sir, if you'll please to walk with me, I'll bring you to them. Sit till dinners done; not I, I swear: Shall I stay? till he belch into mine ears Those rustic Phrases, and those Dutch French terms, Stammering half Sentences dogbolt Eloquence: And when he hath no love forsooth, why then He tells me Cloth is dear at Antwerp, and the men Of Amsterdam have lately made a law, That none but Dutch as he, may traffic there: Then stands he still and studies what to say; And after some half hour, because the Ass Hopes (as he thinks) I shall not contradict him. He tells me that my Father brought him to me, And that I must perform my Father's will. Well goodman Goosecap, when thou woo'st again, Thou shalt have simple ease, for thy loves pain. Alas poor Wench, I sorrow for thy hap, To see how thou art clogged with such a Dunce: Forsooth my Sire hath fitted me far better, My Frenchman comes upon me with the Sa, sa, sa; Sweet Madam pardon moye I pray: And then out goes his Hand, down goes his Head, Swallows his Spittle, frizzles his Beard; and then to me: Pardon moy mistress Mathea, If I be bold, to macke so bold met you, Think it go will dat spurs me dus. yow. Dan cast neit off so good and true Lover, Madama celestura de la, (I know not what) Do oft pray to God dat me would love her: And then he reckons a catalogue of names of such as love him, and yet cannot get him. Nay, but your Monsieur's but a Mouse in cheese, Compared with my signior; he can tell Of Lady Venus, and her Son blind Cupid: Of the fair Scylla that was loved of Glaucus, And yet scorned Glaucus, and yet loved King Minos; Yet Minos hated her, and yet she helped him; And yet he scorned her, yet she killed her Father To do her good; yet he could not abide her: Nay, he'll be bawdy too in his discourse; And when he is so, he will take my Hand, And tickle the Palm, wink with his one Eye, Gape with his Mouth, and And, hold thy tongue I prithee: here's my father.
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Nay I thinke you haue not met with no pezant: Heare you M. Mouſe, (ſo your name is I take it) I haue conſidered of your learning in theſe aforeſaid Languages, and find you reaſonable: So, ſo, now this is the matter; Can you take the eaſe to teach theſe Tongues to two or three Gentlewomen of mine acquaintance, and I will ſee you paide for your labour. Yes ſir, and that moſt willingly. Why then M. Mouſe, to their vſe, I entertaine yee, which had not been but for the troubles of the world, that I my ſelfe haue no leaſure to ſhew my skill: Well ſir, if youle pleaſe to walke with me, Ile bring you to them. Sit till dinners done; not I, I ſweare: Shall I ſtay? till he belch into mine eares Thoſe ruſticke Phraſes, and thoſe Dutch French tearmes, Stammering halfe Sentences dogbolt Elloquence: And when he hath no loue for-ſooth, why then Hee tels me Cloth is deare at Anwerpe, and the men Of Amſterdam haue lately made a law, That none but Dutch as hee, may trafficke there: Then ſtandes he ſtill and ſtudies what to ſay; And after ſome halfe houre, becauſe the Aſſe Hopes (as he thinkes) I ſhall not contradict him. Hee tels me that my Father brought him to me, And that I muſt performe my Fathers will. Well good-man Gooſe-cap, when thou woeſt againe, Thou ſhalt haue ſimple eaſe, for thy Loues paine. Alas poore Wench, I ſorrow for thy hap, To ſee how thou art clog'd with ſuch a Dunce: Forſooth my Sire hath fitted me farre better, My Frenchman comes vpon me with the Sa, ſa, ſa; Sweete Madam pardone moye I pra: And then out goes his Hand, downe goes his Head, Swallowes his Spittle, friſsles his Beard; and then to mee: Pardone moy miſtreſſe Mathea, If I be bold, to macke ſo bold met you, Thinke it go will dat ſpurres me dus vp yow. Dan caſt neit off ſo good ande true Louer, Madama celeſtura de la, (I know not what) Doe oft pray to God dat me woud loue her: And then hee reckons a catalogue of names of ſuch as loue him, and yet cannot get him. Nay, but your Monſieur's but a Mouſe in cheeſe, Compard with my Signor; hee can tell Of Lady Ʋenus, and her Sonne blind Cupid: Of the faire Scilla that was lou'd of Glaucus, And yet ſcornd Glaucus, and yet lou'd King Minos; Yet Minos hated her, and yet ſhe holp'd him; And yet he ſcorn'd her, yet ſhe kild her Father To doe her good; yet he could not abide her: Nay, hele be bawdy too in his diſcourſe; And when he is ſo, he will take my Hand, And tickle the Palme, wincke with his one Eye, Gape with his Mouth, and And, hold thy tongue I prethee: here's my father.