Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T62: courtier, shrug, face, court, italian, monsieur, scholar, fashion, french, courtiers.
RIGHT noble and worthy Assembly: It hath been a very ancient and laudable custom, in the best governed commonwealths, to admit and favourably to allow interludes and discourses upon the Stage for divers reasons; but especially two. The one, to entertain the welconditioned people with some delightful and fruitful conceits, thereby as it were to deceive idleness of that time which it had allotted for worse purposes. The other, for the just reprehension of such as with serious and more grave advisings cannot or will not be so freely admonished and corrected. The later of these two respects hath begotten this Dialogue, ready to be acted, principally and specially pointing that Imp which is infortunately fostered up to this day, to ruin itself with infamy. Only this comfort is afforded, that if he be present, and withal silent, he may suppose that of all others it concerns not him. If he be absent (as most likely he is) than every other that finds himself parcel guilt may see the deformity, and forbear the excess. Other touches and passages are, which our Author and we present not with mind to offend any, but to please the weldisposed. And so in the name of all the rest I entreat courteous audience, and pardon of all faults. HOw much we that have been travailers differ from other kinds of people? So soon as we arrive, we are attended to the Burse or rendezvous of Merchants. There we walk as if the whole world hath need to be informed, yea and directed by us in matters of greatest moment; such as is traffic and commerce with foreign nations, and the state and disposition of those kingdoms through which we have passed. For it may be we can give intelligence of preparations and invasions. We can demonstrate their strength and munition. We can number their Captains and Generals. We can discover their designs and confederates. And finally, we can lay plots to cross and make void all their purposes, and stratagems, which these homebred and country spun people can never attain unto. Therefore by good right we are had in esteem, and special request, and courteously received of Councillors of state wheresoever we come. Neither do we tie ourselves to any one dominion more than another, but indifferently to all states we deliver freely the condition of every nation. And the place we fall into is our best beloved so long as there we tarry, and not a minute longer. We oblige ourselves to no Prince for gold nor gain, nor be pensioners to any Monarch: but with desire to see more we pass through all governments, unchecked and uncontrolled, because we take part with none, offend, none, nor are false to any. And this life we love above all lives, not content with any life, but that which seeks another life. monsieur Proberio, you are welcome home. That's more than you know signior Simplo, what country shallbe my home?
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RIGHT noble and worthy Assembly: It hath beene a very auncient and ladable custome, in the best gouerned common-wealthes, to admit and fauourably to allow interludes and discourses vpon the Stage for diuers reasons; but especially two. The one, to entertaine the welconditioned people with some delightfull and fruitfull conceits, thereby as it were to deceiue idlenes of that time which it had allotted for worse purposes. The other, for the iust reprehension of such as with serious and more graue aduisings cannot or will not be so freely admonished and corrected. The later of these two respects hath begotten this Dialogue, ready to b acted, principally and specially pointing that Impe which is infortunately fostered vp to this day, to ruine it selfe with infamy. Onely this comfort is afforded, that if he be present, and withall silent, he may suppose that of all others it concernes not him. If hee be absent (as most likely he is) then euery other that findes himselfe parcell guilt may see the deformity, and forbeare the excesse. Other touches and passages are, which our Author and wee present not with minde to offend any, but to please the weldisposed. And so in the name of all the rest I entreate ourteous udience, and pardon of all faults. HOw much wee that haue beene trauailers differ from other kindes of people? So soone as we arriue, we are attended to the Burse or Randevou of Merchants. There we walke as if the whole world hath neede to be informed, yea and directed by vs in matters of greatest moment; such as is trafficke and commerce with forraine nations, and the state and disposition of those kingdomes through which we haue passed. For it may be we can giue intelligence of preparations and invasions. We can demonstrate their strength and munition. We can number their Captaines and Generals. We can discouer their designes and confederates. And finally, we can lay plots to crosse and make voide all their purposes, and stratagems, which these home-bred and countrie spunne people can neuer attaine vnto. Therefore by good right we are had in esteeme, and speciall request, and courteously receiued of Councellors of state wheresoeuer we come. Neither doe w tye our selues to any one dominion more then another, but indifferently to all states we deliuer freely the condition of euery nation. And the place we ll io is our best beloued so long as there we tarry, and not a minute longer. We oblige our selues to no Prince for gold nor gaine, nor be pensioners to any Monarche: but with desire to see more we passe through all gouernements, vnchecked and vncontrolled, because we take part with none, offend, none, nor are false to any. And this life wee loue aboue all liues, not content with any life, but that which seekes an other life. Mounsieur Proberio, you are welcome home. That's more then you know Segnieur Simplo, what countrey shalbe my home?