Middleton, Thomas · published 1625 · first performed or written 1624 [licensed for stage, Jun 12] (Annals) comedy · King's Men · Globe unassigned nearest T31 Popes, cardinals and the crown · 493 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T31: cardinal, pope, king, lord, majesty, holy, rome, france, church, lords.
First I enjoin thee to a three days fast for't. You're to penurious, sir, ill make it four. I to a twelve hours' kneeling at one time. And in a room filled all with Aretine's pictures, (More than the twelve labours of Luxury) Thou shalt not so much as the chaste pummel see Of Lucrece dagger peeping: nay I'll punish thee For a discoverer, i'll torment thy modesty. After that four days last, into the inquisition house. Strengthened with bread and water for worse penance. Why well said Duke of our house, nobly aggravated. Virtue to show her influence more strong, Fits me with patience mightier than my wrong. I Know my pen draws blood of the black house, there's never a book I writ but their cause bleeds, It has lost many an ounce of reputation, Since I came to this side, I deep in, And leave the Orifex gushing were I come: But where's my advancement all this while I have got, I'd have some round preferment, corpulent dignity That bears some breath and compass in the gulf on't, I am persuaded that this flesh would fit The biggest chair Ecclesiastical, If it were put to trial, to be made Master of an Hospital, Is but a kind of disease-bred honour: Or dream of the poor alms Knights that wear badges there's but two lazy beggarly preferments, In the white Kingdom, and I've got 'em both, My merit does begin to be crop-sick For want of other Titles. Oh here walks his fulsome holiness: Now for the Masterpiece To undo him everlasting, that's put home, And make him hang in most seriously, That jested with an halter upon, The black Knight? I must look to play then. I bring fair greetings to your reverend virtues, From Cardinal Paulus your most princely kinsman. Our princely kinsman saith thou? we accept m: Pray keep your side and distance, I am chary Of my Episcopal person: I know the Knights walk in this Game too well, He may slip over me, and where am I then? There where thou shalt be Shortly if art fail not, (Hah, all my Body's blood mounts to my face, To look upon this letter.) The pill works with him, Think on't seriously it is not yet too late then, Through the submiss acknowledgement Of your disobedienced To be brotherly received into the loving Bosom of the Conclave. This was the chair of ease I ever aimed at, I'll make a bonfire of my books immediately All, that are left against that side i'll sacrifice: Pack up my plate and goods, and steal away By night at Water-gate: It is but penning another recantation, and in venting Two or three bitter books against the white house, And then I'm at other side again, As firm as ere I was, as fat, and flourishing: Black Knight, expect a wonder ere't be long, Thou shalt see me one of the black-house.
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Firſt I enioyne thee to a three daies faſt for't. You're to penurious, ſir, ill make it foure. I to a twelue houres kneeling at one time. And in a roome fil'd al with Aretines pictures, (More then the twelue labours of Luxurie) Thou ſhalt not ſo much as the chaſt pummell ſee Of Lucrece dagger peeping: nay Ile puniſh thee For a diſcouerer, ile torment thy modeſty. After that foure dayes laſt, into the inquiſition houſe. Strengthned with bread and water for worſe pennance. Why well ſaid Duke of our houſe, nobly agriuated. Vertue to ſhew her influence more ſtrong, Fits me with patience mightier then my wrong. I Know my pen drawes blood of the blacke houſe, Ther's neuer a booke I writ but their cauſe bleedes, It has loſt many an ounce of reputation, Since I came to this ſide, I deepe in, And leaue the Orifex guſhing were I come: But wher's my aduancement all this while I haue got, I'de haue ſome round preferment, corpulent dignity That beares ſome breath and compaſſe in the gulfe on't, I am perſwaded that this fleſh would fit The biggeſt chayre Eccleſiaſticall, If it were put to tryall, to be made Maiſter of an Hoſpitall, Is but a kind of diſeaſe-bred honour: Or dreame of the poore almes Knights that weare badges Ther's but two lazy beggerly preferments, In the white Kingdome, and I'ue got em both, My merrit does begin to be crop-ſicke For want of other Titles. Oh here walkes his fulſome holineſſe: Now for the Maiſter-peece To vndo him euerlaſting, that's put home, And make him hang in moſt ſeriouſly, That ieaſted with an halter vpon, The blacke Knight? I muſt looke to play then. I bring faire gretings to your reuerend vertues, From Cardinall Paulus your moſt princely kinſman. Our princely kinſman ſaith thou? we accept m: Pray keep your ſide and diſtance, I am chary Of my Epiſcopall perſon: I know the Knights walke in this Game too well, He may ſlip ouer me, and where am I then? There where thou ſhalt be Shortly if arte faile not, (Hah, all my bodies blood mounts to my face, To looke vpon this letter.) The pill workes with him, Thinke on't ſeriouſly it is not yet too late then, Through the ſubmiſſe acknowledgment Of your diſobedience` To be brotherly receiued into the louing Boſome of the Conclaue. This was the chayre of eaſe I euer aymed at, Ile make a bonfire of my bookes immediatly All, that are left againſt that ſide ile ſacrifice: Packe vp my plate and goods, and ſteale away By night at Water-gate: It is but penning An other recantation, and in venting Two or three bitter bookes againſt the white houſe, And then I'me atother ſide agen, As firme as ere I was, as fat, and flouriſhing: Blacke Knight, expect a wonder ere't belong, Thou ſhalt ſee me one of the blacke-houſe.