Technogamia, or The Marriages of the Arts · chunk 2 of 64
Holyday, Barten · published 1618 · first performed or written 1618 [Feb 13] (Annals) comedy · at University unassigned nearest T41 Household service: masters, doors and po · 509 words
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I perceive Sir, than you Courtiers are ready to take a Maid at the Fall; Well Sir, but let go your hand from my girdle, he that has that, shall have me and all. With all my heart (my double soul) I have Already travelled over the whole Earth, and am now again in Travel to be Delivered of a second Attempt, the Peregrination of the Heavens; which to effect, I know no more expedite Course, than to have Recourse to Astronomia. Pray le be; be Modest yet; I think you'll force me to say be Honest, leave, or I'll Cry. ay, but I'll make you Laugh. Nay, pray you, be not Elephantine; I suppose you have been in India, and pierce the Phrase. Nay, but Nymph, Won't you then? Won't I? what? be kind. be kind? how? (The plague of Lovers! crossing in the point; Yonder comes thy mother Physica) why be kind as she has been. Marry— It may be she won't consent. O Sir, your apprehension it too nimble; I was saying, marry gracious are the Fates, to deliver a Maid from the violence of a Ravisher. Nay, good love, think this but an exiliency of my affection, or rather think not out at all, but only (O my Venus lipped) of this Wooers modest kiss, that is but lent till the next meeting: but farewell, I see thy Mother's aged brow wrinkled already; and I had rather again undertake my performed journey about the World, than thou shouldst be shent for me; once more farewell, Geographus his Astronomia. I must behave myself now as demurely, as a Gentlewoman when she's eating an Egg, well I'll prevent her, and go meet Her, or else she will be Meet with Me. FOrsooth, and 't please you— Who was that? And please you forsooth it was— ay, who was it? that's the question I ask. It was forsooth and please you— Yes, it pleases me to know, though I fear when I do know it will scarce please me. Why then forsooth since it pleases you— Oh, is the excuse made now? Alas forsooth, I was coming o' mine accord, to tell you forsooth. Well, now I hope forsooth, so many forsooths have made up one excuse by this time. It was forsooth—. Yet again? My Uncle Ethicus. That came to teach you manners belike, and that's the reason you use so many mannerly forsooths. No forsooth, he came to invite me to his House to a Banquet. To a Banquet? Indeed you are better fed than taught. And marvelled that you and I were so great strangers at his house. Nay, that's not strange, nowadays, for the nearer kin, the farther off in friendship, and therefore the greater strangers. But I promised, for myself, my oftener presence hereafter, and bid Ethicus persuade himself, that though you did not come to him in person, yet that your love and best Affections dwelled always with him; and I did my best to make part of an excuse for you.
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I perceiue Sir, then you Courtiers are readie to take a Mayde at the Fall; Well Sir, but let goe your hand from my girdle, he that has that, ſhall haue me and all. With all my heart (my double ſoule) I have Alreadie trauel'd ouer the whole Earth, and am now againe in Trauell to be Deliuered of a ſecond Attempt, the Peregrination of the Heauens; which to effect, I know no more expedite Courſe, then to haue Recourſe to Aſtronomia. Pray le bee; be Modeſt yet; I thinke youle force me to ſay be Honeſt, leaue, or Ile Cry. I, but Ile make you Laugh. Nay, pray you, bee not Elephantine; I ſuppoſe you haue beene in India, and pierce the Phraſe. Nay, but Nymph, Won't you then? Won't I? what? Bee kind. Bee kind? how? (The plague of Louers! croſſing in the point; Yonder comes thy mother Phyſica) why bee kinde as ſhee has beene. Marry— It may be ſhee won't conſent. O Sir, your apprehenſion it too nimble; I was ſaying, marry gracious are the Fates, to deliuer a Mayd from the violence of a Rauiſher. Nay, good loue, thinke this but an exiliencie of my affection, or rather thinke not out at all, but onely (O my Venus lipp'd) of this Wooers modeſt kiſſe, that is but lent till the next meeting: but farewell, I ſee thy Mothers aged brow wrinkled alreadie; and I had rather againe vndertake my performed iourney about the World, then thou ſhould'ſt bee ſhent for me; once more farewell, Geographus his Aſtronomia. I muſt behaue my ſelfe now as demurely, as a Gentlewoman when ſhee's eating an Egge, well Ile preuent her, and goe meete Her, or elſe ſhe will be Meete with Me. FOrſooth, and 't pleaſe you— Who was that? And pleaſe you forſooth it was— I, who was it? that's the queſtion I aske. It was forſooth and pleaſe you— Yes, it pleaſes me to know, though I feare when I doe know it will ſcarce pleaſe me. Why then forſooth ſince it pleaſes you— Oh, is the excuſe made now? Alas forſooth, I was comming o' mine accord, to tell you forſooth. Well, now I hope forſooth, ſo many forſooths haue made vp one excuſe by this time. It was forſooth—. Yet againe? My Vncle Ethicus. That came to teach you manners belike, and that's the reaſon you vſe ſo many mannerly forſooths. No forſooth, hee came to inuite mee to his Houſe to a Banquet. To a Banquet? Indeed you are better fed then taught. And maruail'd that you and I were ſo great ſtrangers at his houſe. Nay, that's not ſtrange, now-adayes, for the neerer kinne, the farther off in friendſhip, and therefore the greater ſtrangers. But I promis'd, for my ſelfe, my oftener preſence hereafter, and bid Ethicus perſwade himſelfe, that though you did not come to him in perſon, yet that your loue and beſt Affections dwelt alwaies with him; and I did my beſt to make part of an excuſe for you.