Beaumont, Francis / Fletcher, John · published 1619 · first performed or written 1611 (Annals) tragicomedy · King's Men · Globe unassigned nearest T46 Swords, quarrels and valour · 494 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T46: rapier, sword, fight, gentlemen, gentleman, kicked, kill, dagger, signor, valour.
Farewell sweet virtuous Daughter; I never was so Joyful in my life, That I remember: shall she be a Queen? Now I perceive a man may weep for joy, I had thought they had lied that said so. Come my dear love. But you may see another May alter that again. Urge it no more; I have made up a new strong constancy, Not to be shook with eyes; I know I have The passions of a man, but if I meet With any subject that shall hold my eyes More firmly then is fit; I'll think of thee, And run away from it: let that suffice. Three gentlemen without to speak with me? Yes Sir. Bac. Let them come in. They are entered Sir already. Now fellows, your business, are these the Gentlemen. My Lord I have made bold to bring these Gentlemen my Friends ath' sword along with me. I am afraid you'll fight then. My good Lord I will not, your Lordship is mistaken, Fear not Lord. Sir I am sorry for't. I can ask no more in honour, Gentlemen you hear my Lord is sorry: Not that I have beaten you, but beaten one that will be beaten: one whose dull body will require lancing: As surfeits do the diet, spring and full. Stockfish? Now to your swordmen, what come they for good Captain It seems your Lordship has forgot my name. No nor your nature neither, though they are things fitter I confess for any thing, than my remembrance, or any honest man's, what shall these billets do, be piled up in my Woodyard? Your Lordship holds your mirth still, God continue it: but for these Gentlemen they come. To swear you are a Coward, spare your Book, I do believe it. Your Lordship still draws wide, they come to vouch under their valiant hands, I am no Coward. That would be a show indeed worth seeing: sirrah be wise and take money for this motion, travel with it, and where the name of Bessus has been known, or a good Coward stirring, 'twill yield more than a tilting. This will prove more beneficial to you, if you be thrifty, than your Captainship, and more natural; Men of most valiant hands is this true? It is so most renowned, 'tis somewhat strange. Lord, it is strange, yet true; we have examined from your Lordship's foot there to this man's head, the nature of the beatings; and we do find his honour is come off clean, and sufficient: This as our swords shall help us. You are much bound to your bilbo-men, I am glad you are straight again Captain: 'twere good you would think some way to gratify them, they have undergone a labour for you Bessus, would have puzzled Hercules, with all his valour. Your Lordship must understand we are no men ath' Law, that take pay for our opinions: it is sufficient we have cleared our friend.
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Farewell ſweete vertuous Daughter; Ineuer was ſo Joyfull in my life, That I remember: ſhall ſhee be a Queene? Now I perceiue a man may weepe for ioy, I had thought they had lied that ſaid ſo. Come my deare loue. But you may ſee another May alter that againe. Vrge it no more; I haue made vp a new ſtrong conſtancie, Not to be ſhooke with eyes; I know I haue The paſſions of a man, but if I meete With any ſubiect that ſhall hold my eyes More firmely then is fit; Ile thinke of thee, And runne away from it: let that ſuffice. Three gentlemen without to ſpeake with me? Yes Sir. Bac. Let them come in. They are enterd Sir already. Now fellowes, your buſines, are theſe the Gentlemen. My Lord I haue made bold to bring theſe Gentlemen my Friends ath'ſword along with me. I am afraid youle fight then. My good Lord I will not, your Lordſhip is miſtaken, Feare not Lord. Sir I am ſorrie fort. I can aske no more in honor, Gentlemen you heare my Lord is ſorrie: Not that I haue beaten you, but beaten one that will be beaten: one whoſe dull bodie will require launcing: As ſurfeits doe the diet, ſpring and full. Stock-fiſh? Now to your ſwordmen, what come they for good Captaine It ſeemes your Lordſhip has forgot my name. No nor your nature neither, though they are things fitter I confeſſe for any thing, then my remembrance, or anie honeſt mans, what ſhall theſe billets doe, be pilde vp in my VVood-yard? Your Lordſhip holds your mirth ſtill, God continue it: but for theſe Gentlemen they come. To ſweare you are a Coward, ſpare your Booke, I doe beleeue it. Your Lordſhip ſtill drawes wide, they come to vouch vnder their valiant hands, I am no Coward. That would be a ſhew indeed worth ſeeing: ſirra be wiſe and take money for this motion, trauell with it, and where the name of Beſſus has been knowne, or a good Coward ſtirring, twill yeeld more then a tilting. This will proue more beneficiall to you, if you be thriftie, then your Captaineſhip, and more naturall; Men of moſt valiant hands is this true? It is ſo moſt renowned, Tis ſomewhat ſtrange. Lord, it is ſtrange, yet true; wee haue examined from your Lordſhips foote there to this mans head, the nature of the beatings; and we doe find his honour is come off cleane, and ſufficient: This as our ſwords ſhall helpe vs. You are much bound to your bilbow-men, I am glad you are ſtraight again Captaine▪ twere good you would thinke ſome way to gratifie them, they haue vndergone a labour for you Beſſus, would haue puzzeld Hercules, with all his valour. Your Lordſhip muſt vnderſtand we are no men ath' Law, that take pay for our opinions: it is ſufficient wee haue cleer'd our friend.