The Two Merry Milkmaids, or The Best Words Wear the Garland · chunk 11 of 54
Cumber, John · published 1620 · first performed or written 1619 [1619-1620] (Annals) comedy · Red Bull (Revels) Company (first) · before the Court T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour typicality 0.79 · 508 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T0: duke, lord, duchess, love, court, madam, prince, honour, grace, lady.
My Lord— The Courtiers begin to melt, and my mighty madam knows how to command: I wonder what I shallbe? The Dice went equally once in my own opinion for duchess; but duchess Mate, that's my comfort. What eye now looks on thee, that not contemns The Colours of the Lily and the Rose, Which come as short of Beauty as of Sweetness? Lend me thy hand my joy, for I will yet But borrow it, till with thy heart I take it At the Temple, and make it mine for ever; That Fame may through the world my mind discover, Less happy being a Duke, then being a Lover. Come Asmody, thou seest I am ruled by thee, I take thy advice; and how dost thou like me in this doctor's Habit? Why very well Sir, and handsome, you look as if you had travelled for your Degree: but 'tis the better, for no experience is gotten without travail. But what shall I do, when they bring me their brittle Pisspots? I cannot cast 'em. No: then give them me, I can. Why, art thou skilful in Physic? Enough to cast away an Urinal, or two. Cast it away; I marry Asmody, so can I. Why and that's sufficient. If it be troubled water, let 'em carry it home again to make Lie with, 'twill save Soap: But you must know Sir you must be reserved, and not a public Professor, like your Tutor. As little as thou wilt, Asmody. If it please you Sir, you may take away the first part of my Name, it does not sound so well in a Servingman, because he is always at the heels of his Master. What, thou wouldst have As taken away, and be called Modie? For your good Sir I wish it, and for brevity's sake: besides Sir, you hannot one Scholar amongst twenty, but knows what Asmody is. Thou sayst well: then henceforward Moody, let As go to the Spirit. I Sir, for I am now you know your Familiar. And a witty one, methinks. I must be so for I should have a sad Master of you else. And look you Sir, because you sha'not prove me a Liar, here is your sweethearts Brother (in time of yore your Chamber-fellow) in a worser pickle than you, for he is in love Auriumtenus, you are but up to the middle. Why, I tell thee my Sister is such a Wild Cat, there is not her fellow again in all Germany, and yet thy Sister follows well after; they are a Couple, and so is the Devil and the Hangman, and as good Company: they'll flout any man under the Cope; they would laugh at me, but that they know I care not for't, and put 'em out with an excellent Trick that I have, called borrowing of Money. Come, bear up man, and drink, look you, here's mine Host come to bid us welcome. How now mine Host, what time of day is't with you, ha?
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My Lord— The Courtiers begin to melt, and my mightie Madame knowes how to command: I wonder what I shalbe? The Dice went equally once in my owne opinion for Duchesse; but Duchesse Mate, that's my comfort. What eye now looks on thee, that not contemnes The Colours of the Lilly and the Rose, VVhich come as short of Beautie as of Sweetnesse? Lend me thy hand my Ioy, for I will yet But borrow it, till with thy heart I take it At the Temple, and make it mine for euer; That Fame may through the world my mind discouer, Lesse happy being a Duke, then being a Louer. Come Asmody, thou seest I am rul'd by thee, I take thy aduice; and how do'st thou like me in this Doctors Habit? Why very well Sir, and handsome, you looke as if you had trauell'd for your Degree: but 'tis the better, for no experience is gotten without trauaile. But what shall I doe, when they bring me their brittle Pispots? I cannot cast 'hem. No: then ge them me, I can. VVhy, art thou skilfull in Physicke? Enough to cast away an Vrinall, or two. Cast it away; I marry Asmody, so can I. Why and that's sufficient. If it be troubled water, let 'hem carry it home againe to make Lye with, 'twill saue Sope: But you must know Sir you must be reseru'd, and not a publike Professor, like your Tutor. As little as thou wilt, Asmody. If it please you Sir, you may take away the first part of my Name, it does not sound so well in a Seruingman, because hee is alwayes at the heeles of his Master. VVhat, thou wudst haue As taken away, and be call'd Modie? For your good Sir I wish it, and for breuity sake: besides Sir, you hannot one Scholler amongst twentie, but knowes what Asmody is. Thou say'st well: then henceforward Moody, let As goe to the Spirit. I Sir, for I am now you know your Familiar. And a wittie one, me thinkes. I must be so for I shud haue a sad Master of you else. And looke you Sir, because you shannot proue me a Lyar, here is your sweet-hearts Brother (in time of yore your Chamber-fellow) in a worser pickle then you, for he is in loue Auriumtenus, you are but vp to the middle. Why, I tell thee my Sister is such a Wild Cat, there is not her fellow againe in all Germany, and yet thy Sister followes well after; they are a Couple, and so is the Deuill and the Hangman, and as good Companie: they'le flowt any man vnder the Cope; they wud laugh at me, but that they know I care not for't, and put 'hem out with an excellent Tricke that I haue, call'd borrowing of Money. Come, beare vp man, and drinke, looke you, here's mine Host come to bid vs welcome. How now mine Host, what time of day is't with you, ha?