Anonymous / Fletcher, John / Massinger, Philip · published 1621 · first performed or written 1617 [1613-1621] (Annals) tragedy · King's Men · Blackfriars unassigned nearest T50 Fleets, armies and generals: war by sea · 482 words
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I hope your Highness Is pleased that I shall still hold my place with you, For I have been so long used to provide you Fresh bits of flesh since mine grew stale, that surely If cashiered now, I shall prove a bad Cator In the Fishmarket of cold chastity, For me I am your own, nor since I first Knew what it was to serve you, have remembered I had a soul, but such a one whose essence Depended wholly on your highness' pleasure, And therefore Madam--- Rest assured you are, Such instruments we must not lose. Our service. You have viewed them then, what's your opinion of 'em? In this dull time of peace, we have prepared 'em Apt for the war. Ha? Sir, they have limbs That promise strength sufficient, and rich armours The soldiers best loved wealth: more, it appears They have been drilled, nay very prettily drilled, For many of them can discharge their muskets Without the danger of throwing off their heads, Or being offensive to the standers by, By sweating too much backwards; nay I find They know the right, and left hand file, and may With some impulsion no doubt be brought To pass the A, B, C, of war, and come Unto the Hornbook. Well, that care is yours; And see that you effect it. I am slow To promise much; but if within ten days, By precepts and examples, not drawn from Worm eaten precedents of the Roman wars, But from mine own, I make them not transcend All that e'er yet bore arms, let it be said, Protaldy brags, which would be unto me As hateful as to be esteemed a coward: For Sir, few Captains know the way to win him, And make the soldiers valiant. You shall seem Lie with them in their trenches, talk, and drink, And be together drunk; and what seems stranger, We'll sometimes wench together, which once practised And with some other care and hidden acts, They being all made mine, i'll breathe into them Such fearless resolution and such fervour, That though I brought them to besiege a fort, Whose walls were steeple high, and cannon proof, Not to be undermined, they should fly up, Like swallows, and the parapet once won; For proof of their obedience, if I willed them They should leap down again; and what is more, By some directions they should have from me, Not break their necks. This is above belief. Sir, on my knowledge though he hath spoke much, He's able to do more. She means on her. And howsoever in his thankfulness, For some few favours done him by myself, He left Austrachia, not Theodoret, Though he was chiefly aimed at, could have laid With all his dukedom's power, that shame upon him, Which in his barbarous malice to my honour, He swore with threats to effect.
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I hope your Highnesse Is pleas'd that I shall still hold my place with you, For I haue bene so long vs'd to prouide you Fresh bits of flesh since mine grew stale, that surely If cashir'd now, I shall proue a bad Cator In the Fishmarket of cold chastity, For me I am your owne, nor since I first Knew what it was to serue you, haue remembred I had a soule, but such a one whose essence Depended wholy on your Highnesse pleasure, And therefore Madam--- Rest assur'd you are, Such instruments we must not lose. Our seruice. You haue view'd them then, what's your opinion of em? In this dull time of peace, we haue prepar'd em Apt for the war. Ha? Sir, they haue limbes That promise strength sufficient, and rich armors The souldiers best lou'd wealth: more, it appeares They haue beene drill'd, nay very prettily drill'd, For many of them can discharge their muskets Without the danger of throwing off their heads, Or being offensiue to the standers by, By sweating too much backwards; nay I find They know the right, and left hand file, and may With some impulsion no doubt be brought To passe the A, B, C, of war, and come Vnto the Horne-booke. Well, that care is yours; And see that you effect it. I am slow To promise much; but if within ten dayes, By precepts and examples, not drawne from Worme eaten presidents of the Roman wars, But from mine owne, I make them not transcend All that e're yet bore armes, let it be sayd, Protaldye bragges, which would be vnto me As hatefull as to be esteemde a coward: For Sir, few Captaines know the way to win him, And make the souldiers valiant. You shall seeme Lie with them in their trenches, talke, and drinke, And be together drunke; and what seemes stranger, We'ele sometimes wench together, which once practisde And with some other care and hidden acts, They being all made mine, i'le breathe into them Such fearelesse resolution and such feruor, That though I brought them to beseege a fort, Whose walls were steeple high, and cannon proofe, Not to be vndermind, they should fly vp, Like swallowes, and the parapet once wonne; For proofe of their obedience, if I willed them They should leape downe againe; and what is more, By some directions they should haue from me, Not breake their neckes. This is aboue beleefe. Sir, on my knowledge though hee hath spoke much, He's able to do more. She meanes on her. And howsoeuer in his thankefulnesse, For some few fauors done him by my selfe, He left Austrachia, not Theoderet, Though hee was chiefely aimde at, could haue layd With all his Dukedomes power, that shame vpon him, VVhich in his barbarous malice to my honor, He swore with threats to effect.