The Two Merry Milkmaids, or The Best Words Wear the Garland · chunk 30 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 T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour · 502 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T0: duke, lord, duchess, love, court, madam, prince, honour, grace, lady.
It may be foot for any thing that I know, but that Now I feel the fingers, thou mayst hold it up at the Bar And ne'er be burnt i the hand I'll warrant thee. Why? I see thee plain as I did before, And every thing else. But that I have confidence in my Master and his Art, I would never look to see thee again. Look you Iulia your Mistress, comfort her, And take the work upon you: I'll to my blue coat again, and instantly wait on you. All your best wishes. Fairest. O Sir they lie in you. O you speak music to the melancholy, Health to the sick. For next unto the delivery of my Mistress, My brother's welfare is, which you promised. Why sister I am well? next under Heaven I praise this Gentleman. That is his voice, where are you brother? Here sister just before you. Before me? Yes, in the very mouth of you, as a man would say Trust me I cannot see you. Trust me I'm glad of it, I'll talk the bolder and and the louder, they shall hear me. This I perceive does somewhat trouble you. But let it not, it shallbe for a good, Which though it cannot change, may stir your blood. See they are hot in preparation, and people making to behold the Arraignment, Fortune is a good housewife, she plies her wheel well Alas poor Lady, I pity her; for a my conscience she is clear of the fact laid to her. It is the maddest world, the report goes she should lie with on for a Nosegay. In some things Fame willbe free I see, in some things scant; for I'll assure you 'twas for a Garland. Why a Garland let it be, she had been better won it with some other dance then the old one: but she has hard measure methinks, not to be allowed an Advocate; for alas, what can a woman say for herself in such a case? Dost thou think an Advocate can handle it better? Yes, if he have a feeling of the business. Away Traitor. Bring forth the prisoner, place her at the Bar. read the Indictment. Dorigen Ebroistene, daughter to Guide Ebroisten, in the Province of Mysen Gentleman; and by the grace and favour of our Sovereign Lord Duke of Saxonie made duchess, attainted of high Treason, by committing Adultery with one Dorilus Truohesse, a private Gentleman of the same Province of Mysen, who by good and sufficient witness (beside her own shameless confession to the Duke himself) is here justly accused, and indicted of the fact; yet the Duke out of his most gracious clemency, desirous of a direct and lawful proceeding, admitteth the said Dorigen— daughter to the aforesaid Guido— to answer for herself, and wisheth with all his soul (such is his infinite affection to her, that she could clear herself of the crime. So Heaven and the justices of her cause defend her!
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It may be foote for any thing that I know, but that Now I feele the fingers, thou maist hold it vp at the Bar And nere be burnt i the hand Ile warrant thee. Why? I see thee plaine as I did before, And euery thing else. But that I haue confidence in my Master and his Art, I wud neuer looke to see thee againe. Looke you Iulia your Mistres, comfort her, And take the worke vpon you: Ile to my blew coate againe, and instantly wait on you. All your best wishes. Fairest. O Sir they lye in you. O you speake musicke to the melancholly, Health to the sicke. For next vnto the deliuery of my Mistresse, My brothers welfare is, which you promised. Why sister I am well? next vnder Heauen I prayse this Gentleman. That is his voyce, where are you brother? Here sister iust before you. Before me? Yes, in the very mouth of you, as a man wud say Trust me I cannot see you. Trust me I'm glad of it, Ile talke the bolder and and the lowder, they shall heare me. This I perceiue dooes somewhat trouble you. But let it not, it shalbe for a good, Which though it cannot change, may stir your blood. See they are hot in preparation, and people making to behold the Arraignement, Fortune is a good huswife, she plies her wheel wel Alas poore Lady, I pitty her; for a my conscience she is cleare of the fact layd to her. It is the maddest world, the report goes shee hud lie with on for a Nosegay. In some things Fame wilbe free I see, in some things scant; for Ile assure you 'twas for a Garland. Why a Garland let it be, she had bin better won it with some other dance then the old one: but she has hard measure me thinks, not to be allowed an Aduocate; for alas, what can a woman say for her self in such a case? Dost thou thinke an Aduocate can handle it better? Yes, if he haue a feeling of the businesse. Away Traytor. Bring forth the prisoner, place her at the Barre. Reade the Inditement. Dorigen Ebroistene, daughter to Guide Ebroisten, in the Prouince of Mysen Gentleman; and by the grace and fauour of our Soueraigne Lord Duke of axonie made Duchesse, atainted of high Treason, by commitring Adultery with one Dorilns Traohesse, a priuate Gentleman of the same Prouince of Mysen, who by good and sufficient witnesse (beside her own shamelesse confession to the Duke himselfe) is here iustly accused, and indited of the fact; yet the Duke out of his most gratious clemencie, desirous of a direct and lawfull proceeding, admitteh the sayd Dorigen—daughter to the aforesayd Guido—to answer for her selfe, and wisheth with all his soule (such is his infinite affection to her, that she could cleere her selfe of the crime. So Heauen and the Iustices of her cause defend her!