The Two Merry Milkmaids, or The Best Words Wear the Garland · chunk 16 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 0.80 · 485 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T0: duke, lord, duchess, love, court, madam, prince, honour, grace, lady.
But it is nothing, when the Prize is thought of that it shall purchase. Will you undertake it? I will not move in any other labour, It shall be both my Business and my Pleasures: With my best duty let me kiss your hands. I shall not need to doubt, to enjoy your love When I have done it? May that Beauty which you adore in me, Be blasted, but— I believe you: Fair farewell. My Lord, your pardon. For what my Duchess? Though this day alone Should be reserved only to ourselves, Yet if thou please to lend thy Patience To any one that is a Suitor to thee, It shall give no dislike but rather please us. Here's a Duke now will make all his Subjects kind Husbands. If he continue as he begins, I'll give my Wife the Breeches; for Women will reign, that's certain. Reign, I and thunder and lighten too, I'll warrant thee. A pretty dumb show, this. How do you Sir? you appear to me more troubled than myself. No, I am well: Pray what's the news? I must go travail. Travaile, what to do? To gather Flowers, Strawberries— And Cream. Why how now Sirrah? Something bold Sir, for Affinities sake. But pray be serious with me: by that friendship, which for the time we have been acquainted, hath been as much as ever was made up in so few hours; I do conjure you tell me, and tell me faithfully, all the whole passage. I was a telling you: She has enjoined me to bring her a fair Garland, of all Flowers that can be named, which must continue fresh as long as I remain constant to her. This is not in the power of Man to do. This is her imposition. Asmodie, what think you of this? Why I say Sir, comfort your Friend, For ere The Sun shall twice to th'Sea decline his golden beams I'll bring a Garland hither, made of all Flowers That every corner of the World contains, And with that Charm too, that it shall remain Beauteously flourishing, while he continues Warmed in the strength of his Affections. Do this my gentle Spirit, and thou shalt Make him, who is thy Master, bound unto thee, He shall release thee, I will buy thy years, Although it cost me half of my Estate. No more, some few hours hence expect me. Sir, will you take the counsel of a Friend, And thrust these Sorrows from you? what would you give To purchase such a Garland as you speak of? I thought you Sir of more humanity, And better breeding, than to mock misery. I do not mock you, and may accuse you now For having me in such suspicion: We are but young in our Acquaintances, And that begets these doubts: will you impart Half your Estate to him should bring you this?
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But it is nothing, when the Prize is thought of that it shall purchase. Will you vndertake it? I will not moue in any other labour, It shall be both my Businesse and my Pleasures: With my best dutie let me kisse your hands. I shall not need to doubt, to enioy your loue When I haue done it? May that Beautie which you adore in me, Be blasted, but— I beleeue you: Faire farwell. My Lord, your pardon. For what my Duchesse? Though this day alone Should be reserued onely to our selues, Yet if thou please to lend thy Patience To any one that is a Suitor to thee, It shall giue no dislike but rather please vs. Here's a Duke now will make all his Subiects kind Husbands. If he continue as he begins, Ile giue my Wife the Breeches; for Women will raigne, that's certaine. Raigne, I and thunder and lighten too, Ile warrant thee. A prettie dumbe shew, this. How doe you Sir? you appeare to me more troubled then my selfe. No, I am well: Pray what's the newes? I must goe trauaile. Trauaile, what to doe? To gather Flowers, Strawberries— And Creame. VVhy how now Sirrah? Something bold Sir, for Affinities sake. But pray be serious with me: by that friendship, which for the time we haue bin acquainted, hath bin as much as euer was made vp in so few houres; I doe coniure you tell me, and tell me faithfully, all the whole passage. I was a telling you: She has enioyn'd me to bring her a faire Garland, of all Flowers that can be nam'd, which must continue fresh as long as I remaine constant to her. This is not in the power of Man to doe. This is her imposition. Asmodie, what thinke you of this? Why I say Sir, comfort your Friend, For ere The Sun shal twice to th'Sea decline his golden beames Ile bring a Garland hither, made of all Flowers That euery corner of the World containes, And with that Charme too, that it shall remaine Beautiously flourishing, while he continues Warm'd in the strength of his Affections. Doe this my gentle Spirit, and thou shalt Make him, who is thy Master, bound vnto thee, He shall release thee, I will buy thy yeeres, Although it cost me halfe of my Estate. No more, some few houres hence expect me. Sir, will you take the counsell of a Friend, And thrust these Sorrows from you? what wud you giue To purchase such a Garland as you speake of? I thought you Sir of more humanitie, And better breeding, then to mocke miserie. I donnot mock you, and may accuse you now For hauing me in such suspition: We are but young in our Acquaintances, And that begets these doubts: will you impart Halfe your Estate to him shud bring you this?