Carlell, Lodowick · published 1629 · first performed or written 1629 [c.1622-1629] (Annals) tragicomedy · King's Men · before the Court T14 Royal love, favour and dynastic relation typicality 0.86 · 494 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T14: prince, princess, love, king, lord, queen, madam, grace, lady, life.
madam, your humble servant. How strange a tale is this! yet sure it's true, Why should the Princess say so else? But can it be the Princess loves Lysander? Can it be otherwise, if she do know him? If it be true, sure Lysander will not neglect So great a blessing: hence jealousy, the canker Of true love, that dost in time consume that Which did give thee being; why should I wrong Lysander, to mistrust his faith, till I have Better cause, I must to him, and in disguise, Which how to get myself I know not, I must trust somebody, and who so fit As honest Iacomo, who I know loves Lysander. Come hither honest Iacomo. madam. I know thou lov'st me, And wilt do any thing that I command thee. madam, I hope you make no doubt of it. No thou shalt see I do not doubt; For I will make thee privy to a secret, That torture should not draw from me. If it be that that I suspect, torture shall Hardly make me to conceal it. What sayst thou Iacomo? madam, I say although I should be racked, Yet what you tell me shall be still concealed. I know it should; come trusty Iacomo, I'll tell thee all the Story as we go. How am I bound to thee for this disguise, I think my Father if I had met him Could not have known me, how far is it Yet to the Lodge? It is not above a Mile; but are you sure He is there? I would not else have come so far a foot Nor put on this disguise. madam, if you be weary, here is a fair Cool shade, where you may rest yourself a while. Though I be faint and weary; Yet I will not stay, the great desire I have To see Lysander, doth support my weakness. But madam, I am weary, and I have No such strong desire as love to carry me. For shame say not so, can you being a man And used to walk, be weary in so short a journey? madam. you must refresh me with a kiss, I cannot walk else. How Iacomo? Why, doth not the pains that I have taken Deserve a greater recompense than that? I do confess The pains that thou hast taken, and I intend thee a reward equal to it, But it amazes me to hear thee ask, That which would trouble me to give; And yet to thee that shouldst receive it, Do no good at all. If it will trouble you to give it, then let Me take a kiss. How strangely art thou transported. With a fond desire! You will not kiss me then? I prithee be not angry Iacomo, I'll give thee that which is better; Here take this jewel; yet let me tell thee, The Duke would not thus boldly have demanded What thou didst ask.
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Madame, your humble ſeruant. How ſtrange a tale is this! yet ſure it's true, Why ſhould the Princeſſe ſay ſo elſe? But can it be the Princeſſe loues Lyſander? Can it be otherwiſe, if ſhe doe know him? If it be true, ſure Lyſander will not neglect So great a bleſſing: hence Iealouſie, the canker Of true loue, that doſt in time conſume that Which did giue thee beeing; why ſhould I wrong Lyſander, to miſtruſt his faith, till I haue Better cauſe, I muſt to him, and in diſguiſe, Which how to get my ſelfe I know not, I muſt truſt ſome body, and who ſo fit As honeſt Iacomo, who I know loues Lyſander. Come hither honeſt Iacomo. Madame. I know thou lou'ſt me, And wilt doe any thing that I command thee. Madame, I hope you make no doubt of it. No thou ſhalt ſee I doe not doubt; For I will make thee priuie to a ſecret, That torture ſhould not draw from me. If it be that that I ſuſpect, torture ſhall Hardly make me to conceale it. What ſaiſt thou Iacomo? Madame, I ſay although I ſhould be rackt, Yet what you tell me ſhall be ſtill conceald. I know it ſhould; come truſty Iacomo, Ile tell thee all the Story as wee goe. How am I bound to thee for this diſguiſe, I thinke my Father if I had met him Could not haue knowne me, how farre is it Yet to the Lodge? It is not aboue a Mile; but are you ſure He is there? I would not elſe haue come ſo far a foote Nor put on this diſguiſe. Madame, if you be weary, here is a faire Coole ſhade, where you may reſt your ſelfe a while. Though I befaint and weary; Yet I will not ſtay, the great deſire I haue To ſee Lyſander, doth ſupport my weakneſſe. But Madame, I am weary, and I haue No ſuch ſtrong deſire as loue to carry me. For ſhame ſay not ſo, can you being a man And vs'd to walke, be weary in ſo ſhort a iourney? Madame. you muſt refreſh me with a kiſſe, I cannot walke elſe. How Iacomo? Why, doth not the paines that I haue taken Deſerue a greater recompence then that? I doe confeſſe The paines that thou haſt taken, and I intend thee a reward equall to it, But it amazes me to heare thee aske, That which would trouble me to giue; And yet to thee that ſhoul'ſt receiue it, Doe no good at all. If it will trouble you to giue it, then let Me take a kiſſe. How ſtangely art thou tranſported. With a fond deſire! You will not kiſſe me then? I prethee be not angry Iacomo, Ile giue thee that which is better; Here take this Iewell; yet let me tell thee, The Duke would not thus boldly haue demanded What thou didſt aske.