Shirley, James · published 1629 · first performed or written 1626 (Annals) comedy · Queen Henrietta Maria's Men · Phoenix/Cockpit unassigned nearest T6 Money, debt and credit · 502 words
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I think the picture of either o'your faces in a ring, with a Memento mors, would be as sufficient a mortification, as lying with an Anatomy. The reason why we are so lean and consumed, is nothing, but eating too much: Chameleon now I think on't, let the pigeons alone, the Capon will be enough for thee and I. The rump would last us a se'night. I tell you forsooth, I ha' brought myself so low, with a great diet, that I must be temperate, or the Doctor says there's no way but one wi''me. That's not the way of all flesh I'm sure. It is a shame to say, what we eat every day. I think so. By this hand: if it would bear an oath: we have had nothing this two days but half a Lark; which by a mischance the Cat had killed too, the Cage being open: I will provide my belly another Master. Now I'll interrupt 'em Master Rawbone. I hope your Worship will repinie my boldness, 'tis out of love to your daughter. Sir, I have a business to you, a friend of mine upon some necessity would take up a hundred pounds. I'll pawn some ounces to pleasure him. It is more friendly said than I expected. So he bring me good security, some three or four, or five sufficient and able Citizens, for Mortality's sake, i'll lend it him. Will you not take an honest man's word. Few words to the wise, I will take any man's word to owe me a hundred pound, but not a lord's to pay me fifty. Well: 'tis courtesy. He shall pay nothing to me but lawful consideration from time to time, beside the charges of th'ensealing, because he is your friend. This is extremity, can you require more? More? what's eight in the hundred to me? my Scriveners knows, I have taken forty and fifty in the hundred vijs and modis of my own kinsmen, when they were in necessity. I apprehend the favour. How now Isaac? My master commends his love to you sir, and does desire your presence together with your Daughter and Nephew, at the arraignment of my young mistress tomorrow. How knave? she is to be married or arraigned, i'th' morning, and at night to suffer execution and lose her head. Return our thanks, and say we'll wait upon the Bride Iane. Dear Master Rawbone, I do beseech you be at these Sessions. Thou didst invite me before. I know it, but our Cock has a great mind, that sentence should likewise pass upon the roast, the boiled, and the baked, and he fears unless you be a Commissioner, the meat will hardly be condemned tomorrow, so that I can never often enough desire your stomach to remember, you will come. Dost think I won't keep my word? Alas, we have nothing, but good cheer to entertain you, I beseech you sir howsoever to feast with us, though you go away after dinner.
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I thinke the picture of eyther o'your faces in a ring, with a Memento mors, would be as sufficient a mortification, as lying with an Anotomy. The reason why wee are so leane and consum'd, is nothing, but eating too much: Cameleon now I thinke ont, let the Pygeons alone, the Capon will bee enough for thee and I. The rumpe would last vs a se'night. I tell you forsooth, I ha brought my selfe so low, with a great dyet, that I must be temperate, or the Doctor sayes there's no way but one wo'me. That's not the way of all flesh I'm sure. It is a shame to say, what we eate euery day. I thinke so. By this hand: if it would beare an oath: wee haue had nothing this two dayes but halfe a Larke; which by a mis-chance the Cat had kild too, the Cage being open: I will prouide my belly another Master. Now Ile interrupt em Master Rawbone. I hope your Worship will repinie my boldnesse, Tis out of loue to your daughter. Sir, I haue a businesse to you, a friend of mine vpon some necessity would take vp a hundred pounds. Ile pawne some ounces to pleasure him. It is more friendly sayd then I expected. So he bring me good security, some three or Foure, or fiue sufficient and able Citizens, for Mortalities sake, ile lend it him. Will you not take an honest mans word. Few words to the wise, I will take any mans word to owe me a hundred pound, but not a Lords to pay me fifty. Well: tis curtesie. He shall pay nothing to me but lawfull confideration from time to time, beside the charges of th'ensealing, because he is your friend. This is extreamity, can you require more? More? whats eight in the hundred to me? my Scriuenes knowes, I haue taken forty and fifty in the hundred vijs̄ and mods of my owne kins-men, when they were in necessity. I apprehend the fauour. How now Isaac? My master commends his loue to you sir, and does desire your presence together with your Daughter and Nephew, at the arraignement of my young mistresse to morrow. How knaue? Shee is to be married or arraign'd, ith'morning, and at night to suffer execution and loose her head. Returne our thankes, and say wee'le waite vppon the Bride Iane. Deare Master Rawbone, I doe beseech you bee at these Sessions. Thou didst inuite me before. I know it, but our Cocke has a great minde, that sentence should likewise passe vppon the roast, the boyld, and the bak'd, and hee feares vnlesse you be a Commissioner, the meate will hardly bee condemn'd to morrow, so that I can neuer often enough desire your stomacke to remember, you will come. Dost thinke I won t keepe my word? Alas, wee haue nothing, but good cheere to entertayne you, I beseech you sir howsoeuer to feast with us, though you goe away after dinner.