The Two Merry Milkmaids, or The Best Words Wear the Garland · chunk 28 of 54
Cumber, John · published 1620 · first performed or written 1619 [1619-1620] (Annals) comedy · Red Bull (Revels) Company (first) · before the Court unassigned nearest T41 Household service: masters, doors and po · 494 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T41: master, house, door, iohn, old, mistress, basket, lord, gentleman, ick.
The Salutation thou meanst. In the Salutation one way, and the Lamentation The other— Here comes more abuse. methinks sirrah, since my tongue broke loose, I take an infinite pleasure in't, how thinks thou? Your Lordship talks wondrous current, For your word will go before many a man's bond. It shall run before any man's bond for a wager. My honourable Lord, how does the great Duchess, Your sister? And the good Earl your father. With the rest of your kindred and acquaintance that bore the Court before 'em. I hope a man may court his Mistress now without a Patent from your honour. I hope a man may crack your pipkin Pate, And cut your neck of Mutton into Steaks, If you will not be quiet, ye brace of wicker bottles. Wicker Bottles! he calls us wicker bottles. I and musty ones. And mangy ones to, are we not? Yes, every thing that's troublesome and stinks you are. Ha, ha, prithee laugh at him. ay, we will laugh at him, but let us go, For the fellow is desperate, and perhaps may beat us; Such people fear no law. Hang him, he dares not within the confines of the Court. ay, but we may talk ourselves out of the liberties, And then he may beat us without the confines. Yet if he did, 'twere all one to me, for I can Endure a beating as well as another man, Custome's another Nature: but yet I would we were gone: Why, come then let's go back again? For my own part, I do not care for quarrelling there we may be bold, though my Lord, I have a poor sister I would prefer to cut your honour's toes. And I have a project, if it please your Honour, to set it on foot, it may make a great many of us ride a horseback. O that the place were not privileged. ay, and the place were not privileged. Why? what wouldst thou do? Let 'em alone, and laugh at 'em. Why, gramercy Smirke, thou hast instructed me. A my conscience I should now do so. Yet he he gave me a bob i'the project. Why? hast thou any thing to do with projects? Yes, I was to prefer one for putting down Pigs i'the Fair time. How? putting down Pigs, pry thy let's hear that? Why, a fellow that will undertake to find the Country people, and the people of the Fair, with good repast for three pence a meal. How can that be? pry thy let's understand? Why Sir, A cook will undertake to bake in a pasty four oxen, without Butter corner wise, Lamb and Mutton in the middle, All kind of fowl on each side, With their bills lying out to discover their condition, With which he willbe bound to find the fair seven days, And give thee over plus to the poor. This is a very pretty one and profitable.
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The Salutation thou meanst. In the Salutation one way, and the Lamentation The tother—Here comes more abuse. Me thinkes sirrah, since my tongue brake loose, I take an infinite pleasure in't, how thinkes thou? Your Lordship talkes wondrous current, For your word will go before many a mans bond. It shall run before any mans bond for a wager. My honourable Lord, how does the great Dutchesse, Your sister? And the good Earle your father. With the rest of your kindred and acquaintance that bore the Court before 'hem. I hope a man may court his Mistresse now without a Patent from your honor. I hope a man may cracke your pipkin Pate, And cut your necke of Mutton into Steakes, If you will ot be quiet, ye brace of wicker bottles. Wicker Bottles! he cals vs wicker bottles. I and mustie ones. And mangie ones to, are we not? Yes, euery thing that's troublesome and stinkes you are. Ha, ha, prithee laugh at him. I, we will laugh at him, but let vs goe, For the fellow is desperate, and perhaps may beate vs; Such people feare no law. Hang him, hee dares not within the confines of the Court. I, but we may talke our selues out of the liberties, And then he may beate vs without the confines. Yet if he did, twere all one to me, for I can Endure a beating as well as another man, Custome's another Nature: but yet I wud we were gone: Why, come then lets goe backe againe? For my owne part, I donnot care for quarrelling there wee may be bold, though my Lord, I haue a poore sister I wud prefer to cut your Honors toes. And I haue a proiect, if it please your Honor, to set it on foote, it may make a great many of vs ride a horsebacke. O that the place were not priuiledg'd. I, and the place were not priuiledg'd. Why? what wudst thou doe? Let 'hem alone, and laugh at 'hem. Why, gramercy Smirke, thou hast instructed me. A my conscience I shud now do so. Yet he he gaue me a bob i'the proiect. Why? hast thou any thing to do with proiects? Yes, I was to prefer one for putting downe Pigs i'the Faire time. How? putting down Pigs, pry thy let's heare that? Why, a fellow that will vndertake to finde the Country people, and the people of the Faire, with good repast for three pence a meale. How can that be? pry thy let's vnderstand? Why Sir, A cook wil vndertake to bake in a pasty Foure oxen, without Buttor corner wise, Lambe and Mutton in the middle, All kinde of Fowle on each side, With their bils lying out to discouer their condition, With which he wilbe bound to find the fair seuen daies, And giue the ouer plus to the poore. This is a very prittie one and profitable.