Shakespeare, William / Middleton, Thomas · published 1623 · first performed or written 1604 (Annals) tragicomedy · King's Men T15 Friars and holy orders in plot typicality 0.85 · 491 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T15: friar, lord, holy, friars, robin, peggy, lacie, angelo, love, nun.
He is comming Sir, he is comming: I heare his Straw russle. Is the Axe upon the block, sirrah? Very ready Sir. How now Abhorson? What's the news with you? Truly Sir, I would desire you to clap into your prayers: for look you, the Warrants come. You Rogue, I have been drinking all night, I am not fitted for't. Oh, the better Sir: for he that drinks all night, and is hanged betimes in the morning, may sleep the sounder all the next day. Look you Sir, here comes your ghostly Father: do we jest now think you? Sir, induced by my charity, and hearing how hastily you are to departed, I am come to advise you, Comfort you, and pray with you. Friar, not I: I have been drinking hard all night, and I will have more time to prepare me, or they shall beat out my brains with billets: I will not consent to die this day, that's certain. Oh sir, you must: and therefore I beseech you Look forward on the journey you shall go. I swear I will not die to day for any man's persuasion. But hear you: Not a word: if you have any thing to say to me, come to my Ward: for thence will not I to day. Unfit to live, or die: oh gravel heart. After him (Fellows) bring him to the block. Now Sir, how do you find the prisoner? A creature unprepared, unmeet for death, And to transport him in the mind he is, Were damnable. here in the prison, Father, There died this morning of a cruel Favour, One Ragozine, a most notorious Pirate, A man of Claudio's years: his beard, and head Just of his colour. What if we do omit This Reprobate, till he were well inclined, And satisfy the Deputy with the visage Of Ragozine, more like to Claudio? Oh, 'tis an accident that heaven provides: Dispatch it presently, the hour draws on Prefixed by Angelo: See this be done, And sent according to command, whiles I Persuade this rude wretch willingly to die. This shall be done (good Father) presently: But Barnardine must die this afternoon, And how shall we continue Claudio, To save me from the danger that might come, If he were known alive? Let this be done, Put them in secret holds, both Barnardine and Claudio, Ere twice the Sun hath made his journal greeting To yond generation, you shall find Your safety manifested. I am your free dependant. Quick, dispatch, and send the head to Angelo Now will I write Letters to Angelo. (The Provost he shall bear them) whose contents Shall witness to him I am near at home: And that by great Injunctions I am bound To enter publicly: him I'll desire To meet me at the consecrated Fount, A League below, the City: and from thence, By cold gradation, and weale-ballanced form. We shall proceed with Angelo.
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He is comming Sir, he is comming: I heare his Straw ruſſle. Is the Axe vpon the blocke, ſirrah? Verie readie Sir. How now Abhorſon? What's the newes vvith you? Truly Sir, I would deſire you to clap into your prayers: for looke you, the Warrants come. You Rogue, I haue bin drinking all night, I am not fitted for't. Oh, the better Sir: for he that drinkes all night, and is hanged betimes in the morning, may ſleepe the ſounder all the next day. Looke you Sir, heere comes your ghoſtly Father: do we ieſt now thinke you? Sir, induced by my charitie, and hearing how haſtily you are to depart, I am come to aduiſe you, Comfort you, and pray with you. Friar, not I: I haue bin drinking hard all night, and I will haue more time to prepare mee, or they ſhall beat out my braines with billets: I will not conſent to die this day, that's certaine. Oh ſir, you muſt: and therefore I beſeech you Looke forward on the iournie you ſhall go. I ſweare I will not die to day for anie mans perſwaſion. But heare you: Not a word: if you haue anie thing to ſay to me, come to my Ward: for thence will not I to day. Vnfit to liue, or die: oh grauell heart. After him (Fellowes) bring him to the blocke. Now Sir, how do you finde the priſoner? A creature vnpre-par'd, vnmeet for death, And to tranſport him in the minde he is, Were damnable. Heere in the priſon, Father, There died this morning of a cruell Feauor, One Ragozine, a moſt notorious Pirate, A man of Claudio's yeares: his beard, and head Iuſt of his colour. What if we do omit This Reprobate, til he were wel enclin'd, And ſatisfie the Deputie with the viſage Of Ragozine, more like to Claudio? Oh, 'tis an accident that heauen prouides: Diſpatch it preſently, the houre drawes on Prefixt by Angelo: See this be done, And ſent according to command, whiles I Perſwade this rude wretch willingly to die. This ſhall be done (good Father) preſently: But Barnardine muſt die this afternoone, And how ſhall we continue Claudio, To ſaue me from the danger that might come, If he were knowne aliue? Let this be done, Put them in ſecret holds, both Barnardine and Claudio, Ere twice the Sun hath made his iournall greeting To yond generation, you ſhal finde Your ſafetie manifeſted. I am your free dependant. Quicke, diſpatch, and ſend the head to Angelo Now wil I write Letters to Angelo. (The Prouoſt he ſhal beare them) whoſe contents Shal witneſſe to him I am neere at home: And that by great Iniunctions I am bound To enter publikely: him Ile deſire To meet me at the conſecrated Fount, A League below, the Citie: and from thence, By cold gradation, and weale-ballanc'd forme. We ſhal proceed with Angelo.