Shakespeare, William / Middleton, Thomas · published 1623 · first performed or written 1604 (Annals) tragicomedy · King's Men unassigned nearest T6 Money, debt and credit · 477 words
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What a merit were it in death to take this poor maid from the world? what corruption in this life, that it will let this man live? But how out of this can she avail? It is a rapture that you may easily heal: and the cure of it not only saves your brother, but keeps you from dishonour in doing it. Show me how (good Father.) This forenamed Maid hath yet in her the continuance of her first affection: his unjust unkindness (that in all reason should have quenched her love) hath (like an impediment in the Current) made it more violent and unruly: Go you to Angelo, answer his requiring with a plausible obedience, agree with his demands to the point: only refer yourself to this advantage; first, that your stay with him may not be long: that the time may have all shadow, and silence in it: and the place answer to convenience: this being granted in course, and now follows all: we shall advise this wronged maid to steed up your appointment, go in your place: if the encounter acknowledge itself hereafter, it may compel him to her recompense; and here, by this is your brother saved, your honour untainted, the poor Mariana advantaged, and the corrupt Deputy scaled. The Maid will I frame, and make fit for his attempt: if you think well to carry this as you may, the doubleness of the benefit defends the deceit from reproof. What think you of it? The image of it gives me content already, and I trust it will grow to a most prosperous perfection. It lies much in your holding up: haste you speedily to Angelo, if for this night he entreat you to his bed, give him promise of satisfaction: I will presently to S. Luke's, there at the moated-Grange resides this dejected Mariana; at that place call upon me, and dispatch with Angelo, that it may be quickly. I thank you for this comfort: far you well good father. Nay, if there be no remedy for it, but that you will needs buy and sell men and women like beasts, we shall have all the world drink brown & white bastard. Oh heavens, what stuff is here. 'twas never merry world since of two usuries the merriest was put down, and the worse allowed by order of Law; a fur'd gown to keep him warm; and furred with Fox and Lambskins too, to signify, that craft being richer than Innocency, stands for the facing. Come your way sir: bless you good Father friar. And you good Brother Father; what offence hath this man made you, Sir? Marry Sir, he hath offended the Law; and Sir, we take him to be a Thief too Sir: for we have found upon him Sir, a strange Pick-lock, which we have sent to the Deputy.
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What a merit were it in death to take this poore maid from the world? what corruption in this life, that it will let this man liue? But how out of this can ſhee auaile? It is a rupture that you may eaſily heale: and the cure of it not onely ſaues your brother, but keepes you from diſhonor in doing it. Shew me how (good Father.) This fore-named Maid hath yet in her the continuance of her firſt affection: his vniuſt vnkindeneſſe (that in all reaſon ſhould haue quenched her loue) hath (like an impediment in the Current) made it more violent and vnruly: Goe you to Angelo, anſwere his requiring with a plauſible obedience, agree with his demands to the point: onely referre your ſelfe to this aduantage; firſt, that your ſtay with him may not be long: that the time may haue all ſhadow, and ſilence in it: and the place anſwere to conuenience: this being granted in courſe, and now followes all: wee ſhall aduiſe this wronged maid to ſteed vp your appointment, goe in your place: if the encounter acknowledge it ſelfe heereafter, it may compell him to her recompence; and heere, by this is your brother ſaued, your honor vntainted, the poore Mariana aduantaged, and the corrupt Deputy ſcaled. The Maid will I frame, and make fit for his attempt: if you thinke well to carry this as you may, the doublenes of the benefit defends the deceit from reproofe. What thinke you of it? The image of it giues me content already, and I truſt it will grow to a moſt proſperous perfection. It lies much in your holding vp: haſte you ſpeedily to Angelo, if for this night he intreat you to his bed, giue him promiſe of ſatisfaction: I will preſently to S. Lukes, there at the moated-Grange recides this deiected Mariana; at that place call vpon me, and diſpatch with Angelo, that it may be quickly. I thank you for this comfort: fare you well good father. Nay, if there be no remedy for it, but that you will needes buy and ſell men and women like beaſts, we ſhall haue all the world drinke browne & white baſtard. Oh heauens, what ſtuffe is heere. Twas neuer merry world ſince of two vſuries the merrieſt was put downe, and the worſer allow'd by order of Law; a fur'd gowne to keepe him warme; and furd with Foxe and Lamb-skins too, to ſignifie, that craft being richer then Innocency, ſtands for the facing. Come your way ſir: bleſſe you good Father Frier. And you good Brother Father; what offence hath this man made you, Sir? Marry Sir, he hath offended the Law; and Sir, we take him to be a Theefe too Sir: for wee haue found vpon him Sir, a ſtrange Pick-lock, which we haue ſent to the Deputie.