Beaumont, Francis / Fletcher, John · published 1619 · first performed or written 1611 (Annals) tragicomedy · King's Men · Globe unassigned nearest T50 Fleets, armies and generals: war by sea · 489 words
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I grant all that too: but this wretched fellow Reaches no further than the empty name, That serves to feed him; were he valiant, Or had but in him any noble nature, That might hereafter promise him a good man; My cares were something lighter, and my grave A span yet from me. I confess such fellows Be in all royal camps, and have, and must be To make the sin of coward more detested In the mean Soldier, that with such a foil Sets of much valour: By description I should now guess him to you. It was Bessus, I dare almost with confidence pronounce it. 'tis such a scurvy name as Bessus, and now I think 'tis he. Captain, do you call him? Believe me Sir, you have a misery Too mighty for your age: A pox upon him, You a valiant fellow for all this. My daughter is a Whore, I feel it now too sensible; yet I will see her, Discharge myself of being Father to her, And then back to my Country, and there die; Farewell Captain. Farewell Sir, farewell, commend me to the Gentlewoman I praia. How now Captain, bear up man. Gentlemen ath' sword your hands once more, I have Been kicked again, but the foolish fellow is penitent, Has asked me mercy, and my honour's safe. We knew that, or the foolish fellow had better a kicked His Grandsire. Confirm, confirm I pray. There be our hands again. Now let him come, and say he was not sorry, And he sleeps for it. Alas good ignorant old man, let him go, Let him go, these courses will undo him. My Lord your authority is good, and I am glad it is so, for my consent would never hinder you from seeing your own King. I am a Minister, but not a governor of this state; yonder is your King, I'll leave you. There he is indeed, And with him my disloyal child. I do perceive my fault so much, that yet methinks thou shouldst not have forgiven me. Health to your Majesty. What? good Ligones, welcome; what business brought thee hither? Several Businesses. My public business will appear by this: I have a message to deliver, which If it please you so to authorize, is An embassage from the Armenian state; Unto Arbaces for your liberty: The offer's there set down, please you to read it. There is no alteration happened Since I came thence? None Sir, all is as it was. And all our friends are well. All very well. Though I have done nothing but what was good, I dare not see my Father: It was fault Enough not to acquaint him with that good. Madam I should have seen you. O good Sir forgive me. Forgive you, why I am no kin to you, am I? Should it be measured by my mean deserts, Indeed you are not.
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I grant all that too: but this wretched fellow Reaches no further then the emptie name, That ſerues to feede him; were he valiant, Or had but in him any noble nature, That might hereafter promiſe him a good man; My carcs were ſomething lighter, and my graue A ſpan yet from me. I confeſſe ſuch fellowes Be in all royall Campes, and haue, and muſt be To make the of coward more deteſted In the meane Souldier, that with ſuch a foyle Sets of much valour: By deſcription I ſhould now gueſſe him to you. It was Beſſus, I dare almoſt with confidence pronounce it. Tis ſuch a ſcuruy name as Beſſus, and now I thinke tis hee. Captaine, doe you call him? Beleeue me Sir, you haue a miſerie Too mighty for your age: A pox vpon him, You a valiant fellow for all this. My daughter is a Whore, I feele it now too ſencible; yet I will ſee her, Diſcharge my ſelfe of being Father to her, And then backe to my Countrie, and there die; Farewell Captaine. Farewell Sir, farewell, commend me to the Gentlewoman I pria. How now Captaine, beare vp man. Gentlemen ath'ſword your hands once more, I haue Beene kickt againe, but the fooliſh fellow is penitent, Has ask't me mercy, and my honor's ſafe. VVe knew that, or the fooliſh fellow had better a kick't His Grandſire. Confirme, confirme I pray. There be our hands againe. Now let him come, and ſay he was not ſorry, And he ſleepes for it. Alas good ignorant old man, let him goe, Let him goe, theſe courſes will vndoe him. My Lord your authoritie is good, and I am glad it is ſo, for my confent would neuer hinder you from ſeeing your owne King. I am a Miniſter, but not a gouernour of this ſtate; yonder is your King, Ile leaue you. There he is indeed, And with him my diſloyall childe. I doe perceiue my fault ſo much, that yet Me thinkes thou ſhouldſt not haue forgiuen me. Health to your Maieſtie. VVhat? good Ligones, welcome; what buſineſſe brought thee hether? Seuerall Buſineſſes. My publique buſineſſe will appeare by this: I haue a meſſage to deliuer, which If it pleaſe you ſo to authoriſe, is An embaſſage from the Armenian ſtate; Vnto Arbaces for your libertie▪ The offer's there ſet downe, pleaſe you to read it. There is no alteration happened Since I came thence? None Sir, all is as it was. And all our friends are well. All verie well. Though I haue done nothing but what was good, I dare not ſee my Father: It was fault Enough not to acquaint him with that good. Madam I ſhould haue ſeene you. O good Sir forgiue me. Forgiue you, why I am no kin to you, am I? Should it be meaſur'd by my meane deſerts, Indeed you are not.