The Devil's Law Case (When Women Go to Law the Devil Is Full of Business) · chunk 39 of 45
Webster, John · published 1623 · first performed or written 1619 [1617-1621] (Annals) tragicomedy · Queen Anne's Men unassigned nearest T11 Siblings, kin and confidants · 512 words
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You the Defendant charged with the murder, And you Second there, Must be committed to the custody Of the knight-marshal; and the Court gives charge, They be tomorrow ready in the Lists Before the Sun be risen. I do entreat the Court, there be a guard Placed o'er my Sister, that she enter not Into Religion: she's rich my Lords, And the persuasions of Friars, to gain All her possessions to their Monasteries, May do much upon her. we'll take order for her. There's a Nun too you have got with child, How will you dispose of her? You question me, as if I were graved already, When I have quenched this wildfire In Ercole's tame blood, I'll tell you. You have judged today A most confused practice, that takes end In as bloody a trial, and we may observe By these great persons, and their indirect Proceedings, shadowed in a veil of State. mountains are deformed heaps, swelled up alofts Vales wholesomer, though lower, and trod on oft. Well, I will pu up my papers, And send them to France for a precedent, That they may not say yet, but for one strange Law suit, we come somewhat near them. How dost thou friend? welcome, thou and I. Were playfellows together, little children, So small awhile ago, that I presume, We are neither of us wise yet. A most sad truth on my part. Why do you pluck your veil Over your face? If you will believe truth, There's nought more terrible to a guilty heart, As the eye of a respected friend. Say friend, are you quick with child? Too sure. How could you know Of your first child when you quickened? How could you know friend? 'tis reported you are in the same taking. Ha, ha, ha, so 'tis given out: But Ercole's coming to life again, has shrunk, And made invisible my great belly; ves faith, My being with child was merely in supposition, Not practise. You are happy, what would I give, To be a Maid again? Would you, to what purpose? I would never give great purchase for that thing Is in danger every hour to be lost: pray thee laugh. A Boy or a Girl for a wager? What heaven please. Nay, nay, will you venture A chain of Pearl with me whether? I'll lay nothing, I have ventured too much for't already, my fame. I make no question sister, you have heard Of the intended combat. O what else? I have a sweet heart in't, against a brother. And I a dead friend, I fear; what good counsel Can you minister unto me? Faith only this, Since there's no means i'th' world to hinder it, Let thou and I wench get as far as we can From the noise of it. Whither? No matter, any whither. Any whither, so you go not by sea: I cannot abide rough water. Not endure to be tumbled? say no more then, we'll be landsouldiers for that trick: take heart, Thy boy shall be borne a brave Roman.
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You the Defendant charged with the murder, And you Second there, Must be committed to the custody Of the Knight-Marshall; and the Court giues charge, They be to morrow ready in the Listes Before the Sunne be rissen. I doe entreat the Court, there be a guard Placed ore my Sister, that shee enter not Into Religion: shee's rich my Lords, And the perswasions of Fryers, to gaine All her possessions to their Monasteries, May doe much vpon her. Weele take order for her. There's a Nun too you haue got with child, How will you dispose of her? You question me, as if I were grau'd already, When I haue quencht this wild-sire In Ercoles tame blood, Ile tell you. You haue iudged to day A most confused practise, that takes end In as bloody a tryall, and we may obserue By these great persons, and their indirect Proceedings, shaddowed in a vaile of State. Mountaines are deformed heaps, sweld vp alofts Vales wholsomer, though lower, and trod on oft. Well, I will pu vp my papers, And send them to France for a President, That they may not say yet, but for one strange Law suite, we come somewhat neere them. How dost thou friend? welcome, thou and I. Were play-fellowes together, little children, So small awhile agoe, that I presume, We are neither of vs wise yet. A most sad truth on my part. Why doe you plucke your vaile Ouer your face? If you will beleeue truth, There's nought more terrible to a guiltie heart, As the eye of a respected friend. Say friend, are you quicke with child? Too sure. How could you know Of your first child when you quicned? How could you know friend? Tis reported you are in the same taking. Ha, ha, ha, so tis giuen out: But Ercoles comming to life againe, has shrunke, And made innisible my great belly; ves faith, My being with child was meerely in supposition, Not practise. You are happy, what would I giue, To be a Mayd againe? Would you, to what purpose? I would neuer giue great purchase for that thing Is in danger euery houre to be lost: pray thee laugh. A Boy or a Girle for a wager? What heauen please. Nay, nay, will you venter A chaine of Pearle with me whether? Ile lay nothing, I haue ventur'd too much for't already, my fame. I make no question sister, you haue heard Of the intended combate. O what else? I haue a sweet heart in't, against a brother. And I a dead friend, I feare; what good counsell Can you minister vnto me? Faith onely this, Since there's no meanes i'th world to hinder it, Let thou and I wench get as farre as we can From the noyse of it. Whither? No matter, any whither. Any whither, so you goe not by sea: I cannot abide rough water. Not indure to be tumbled? say no more then, Weele be land-Souldiers for that tricke: take heart, Thy boy shall be borne a braue Roman.