Middleton, Thomas · published 1625 · first performed or written 1624 [licensed for stage, Jun 12] (Annals) comedy · King's Men · Globe unassigned nearest T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour · 479 words
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This may prick yours too, If there be any quick flesh in a yard on't. Mine, mischief must find a deep nail and a driver. Beyond the strength of any Matchauile: The politic Kingdoms fatten to reach mine, Prithee compunction needle prick a little, Unbind this sore wound. Sir, your plots discovered. Which of the twenty thousand, nine hundreth Threescore and five, canst tell? Bless us, so many? How does poor Country men have but one plot To keep a Cow on, yet in law for that, You can note'em all sure by their names (Sir) Yes were the number trebled: thou hast seen A Globe stand on the table in my Closet. A thing (sir) drawn with Countries and hard words. True, with lines drawn Some Tropical, some oblique. I scarce can read, I was brought up in blindness. just such a thing (if ere my scull be opened) Will my brains look like. Like a Globe of Countries. I and some Master politician, That has sharp state eyes will go near to pick out The plots and every climate where they fastened, And will puzzle 'em too. I'm of your mind for that (sir. they'll find 'em too full upon so ne countries, Theed need use spectacles; but I turn to you now, What plot is that discovered? Your last bruit sir, Begot twixt the black Bishop and yourself, Your antedated letters 'bout the Jesuit. Discovered, how? The white knight's policy has out stripped yours it seems: joined with th'assistant council of this Duke: The white bishop's pawn undertook the journey, Who as they say, discharged it like a flight, I made him for the business fit and light. 'Tis but a bawdy pawn out of the way a little, there's enough of them in all parts. You have heard all then. The wonders passed with me, but some Shall down for't. Set free that virtuous pawn from all her wrongs, Let her be brought with honour to, the face, Of her malicious Adversary. Good. Noble chaste Knight, a title of that Candour, The greatest Prince on earth without impeachment May have the dignity of his worth comprised in, This fair delivering act virtue will register, In that white book of the defence of Virgins, Where the clear fame all preserving Knights, Are to eternal memory consecrated; And we embrace as partner of that honour, This worthy Duke, the counsel of the act, Whom we shall ever place in our respect. Most blessed of Kings, throned in all royal graces, Every good deed sends back its own rewards, Into the bosom of the enterpriser; But you to express yourself as well to be King of munificency, as integrity Adds glory to the gift. Thy deserts claim it, Zeal and fidelity appear, thou beauty Of truth and innocence, best ornament Of patience, thou that mad'st thy sufferings glorious
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This may pricke yours too, If there be any quicke fleſh in a yard on't. Mine, miſchiefe muſt finde a deepe nayle and a driuer. Beyond the ſtrength of any Matchauile: The politicke Kingdomes fatten to reach mine, Prithee compunction needle pricke a little, Vnbind this ſore wound. Sir, your plots diſcouered. Which of the twenty thouſand, nine hundreth Threeſcore and fiue, canſt tell? Bleſſe vs, ſo many? How does poore Country men haue but one plot To keepe a Cow o, yet in law for that, You cannot'em all ſure by their names (Sir) Yes were the number trebled: thou haſt ſeene A Globe ſtand on the table in my Cloſet. A thing (ſir) drawne with Countries and hard words. True, with lines drawne Some Tropicall, ſome oblique. I ſcarce can read, I was brought vp in blindneſſe. Iuſt ſuch a thing (if ere my ſcull be open'd) Will my braines looke like. Like a Globe of Countries. I and ſome Maiſter politician, That has ſharpe ſtate eyes will go neere to picke out The plots and euery climate where they faſtned, And will puzle em too. I'me of your minde for that (ſir. Th'le finde em too full vpon ſo ne countries, The'd neede vſe ſpectacles; but I turne to you now, What plot is that diſcouered? Your laſt bruite ſir, Begot 'twixt the blacke Biſhop and your ſelfe, Your ante-dated letters 'bout the Ieſuite. Diſcouered, how? The white Knights policy has out ſtript yours it ſeemes: Ioyned with th'aſſiſtant councell of this Duke: The white Biſhops pawne vndertooke the iourney, Who as they ſay, diſcharged it like a flight, I made him for the buſineſſe fit and light. 'Tis but a bawdy pawne out of the way a little, Ther's enough of them in all parts. You haue heard all then. The wonders paſt with me, but ſome Shall downe for't. Set free that vertuous pawne from all her wrongs, Let her be brought with honor to, the face, Of her malicious Aduerſary. Good. Noble chaſt Knight, a title of that Candor, The greateſt Prince on earth without impeachment May haue the dignity of his worth comprized in, This fayre deliuering act vertue will regiſter, In that white booke of the defence of Virgins, Where the cleare fame all preſeruing Knights, Are to eternall memory conſecrated; And wee embrace as partner of that honour, This worthy Duke, the counſell of the act, Whom wee ſhall euer place in our reſpect. Moſt bleſſed of Kings, thron'd in al royal graces, Euery good deed ſends backe it's owne rewards, Into the boſome of the enterprizer; But you to expreſſe your ſelfe as well to be King of munificency, as integrity Addes glory to the gift. Thy deſerts clayme it, Zeale and fidelity appeare, thou beauty Of truth and innocence, beſt ornament Of patience, thou that mad'ſt thy ſufferings glorious