Jonson, Ben · published 1631 · first performed or written 1614 [Oct 31] (Annals) comedy · Lady Elizabeth's Men unassigned nearest T49 Wooing a mistress: suitors, go-betweens · 507 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T49: mistress, gentleman, love, lady, woman, pray, gentlewoman, hear, honest, way.
Not, I have entreated Master Littlewit, to take a little pains to reduce it to a more familiar strain for our people. How, I pray thee, good Mr Littlewit. It pleases him to make a matter of it, Sir. But there is no such matter I assure you: I have only made it a little easy, and modern for the times, Sir, that's all; As, for the Hellespont I imagine our Thames here; and than Leander, I make a Dyer's son, about Puddle-wharf: and Hero a wench o' the Bankside, who going over one morning, to old fish-street; Leander spies her land at Trigsstayres, and falls in love with her: Now do I introduce Cupid, having Metamorphosed himself into a Drawer, and he strikes Hero in love with a pint of Sherry, and other pretty passages there are, o' the friendship, that will delight you, Sir, and please you of judgement. I'll be sworn they shall; I am in love with the Actors already, and I'll be allied to them presently. (They respect gentlemen, these fellows) Hero shall be my fairing: But, which of my fairings? (Le' me see) i' faith, my fiddle! and Leander my fiddlestick: Than Damon, my Drum; and Pythias, my Pipe and the ghost of Dionysius, my hobby-horse. All fitted. Look yonder's your Cokes gotten in among his playfellows; I thought we could not miss him, at such a Spectacle. Let him alone, he is so busy, he will never spy us. Nay, good Sir. I warrant thee, I will not hurt her, fellow; what dost think me uncivil? I pray thee be not jealous: I am toward a wife. Well good Master Lantern, make ready to begin, that I may fetch my wife, and look you be perfect, you undo me else, i'my reputation. I warrant you Sir, do not you breed too great an expectation of it, among your friends: that's the only hurter of these things. Not, no, no. I'll stay here, and see; pray thee let me see. How diligent and troublesome he is! The place becomes him, me thinks. My ward, Mistress Grace in the company of a stranger? I doubt I shall be compelled to discover myself, before my time! Two pence a piece Gentlemen, an excellent Motion. Shall we have fine fireworks, and good vapours! Yes Captain, and water-works, too. I pray dee, take a care o'dy shmall Lady, there, Edgeworth; I will look to dish tall Lady myself. Welcome Gentlemen, welcome Gentlemen. Predee, Mashter o'de Monshtersh, help a very sick Lady, here, to a chair, to shit in. Presently, Sir. Good fait now, Ursula's Ale, and Aquavitae ish to blame for't; shit down sweet heart, shit down, and shleep a little. Madame, you are very welcome hither. Yes, and you shall see very good vapours. Here is my care come! I like to see him in so good company; and yet I wonder that persons of such fashion, should resort hither! This is a very private house, Madam. Will it please your Ladyship sit, Madam?
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No, I haue entreated Maſter Littlewit, to take a little paines to reduce it to a more familiar ſtraine for our people. How, I pray thee, good Mr Littlewit. It pleaſes him to make a matter of it, Sir. But there is no ſuch matter I aſſure you: I haue onely made it a little eaſie, and moderne for the times, Sir, that's all; As, for the Helleſpont I imagine our Thames here; and then Leander, I make a Diers ſonne, about Puddle-wharfe: and Hero a wench o' the Banke-ſide, who going ouer one morning, to old fiſh-ſtreet; Leander ſpies her land at Trigſstayres, and falls in loue with her: Now do I introduce Cupid, hauing Metamorphos'd himſelfe into a Drawer, and he ſtrikes Hero in loue with a pint of Sherry, and other pretty paſſages there are, o' the friendſhip, that will delight you, Sir, and pleaſe you of Iudgement. I'll be ſworne they ſhall; I am in loue with the Actors already, and I'le be allyed to them preſently. (They reſpect gentlemen, theſe fellowes) Hero ſhall be my fayring: But, which of my fayrins? (Le' me ſee) i' faith, my fiddle! and Leander my fiddle-ſticke: Then Damon, my Drum; and Pythias, my Pipe and the ghoſt of Dionyſius, my hobby-horſe. All fitted. Looke yonder's your Cokes gotten in among his play-fellowes; I thought we could not miſſe him, at ſuch a Spectacle. Let him alone, he is ſo buſie, he will neuer ſpie vs. Nay, good Sir. I warrant thee, I will not hurt her, fellow; what doſt think me vnciuill? I pray thee be not iealous: I am toward a wife. Well good Maſter Lanterne, make ready to begin, that I may fetch my wife, and looke you be perfect, you vndoe me elſe, i'my reputation. I warrant you Sir, doe not you breed too great an expectation of it, among your friends: that's the onely hurter of theſe things. No, no, no. I'll ſtay here, and ſee; pray thee let me ſee. How diligent and troubleſome he is! The place becomes him, me thinkes. My ward, Miſtreſſe Grace in the company of a ſtranger? I doubt I ſhall be compell'd to diſcouer my ſelfe, before my time! Two pence a piece Gentlemen, an excellent Motion. Shall we haue fine fire-works, and good vapours! Yes Captaine, and water-works, too. I pree dee, take a care o'dy ſhmall Lady, there, Edgworth; I will looke to diſh tall Lady my ſelfe. Welcome Gentlemen, welcome Gentlemen. Predee, Maſhter o'de Monſhterſh, helpe a very ſicke Lady, here, to a chayre, to ſhit in. Preſently, Sir. Good fait now, Vrſla's Ale, and Aqua-vitae iſh to blame for't; ſhit downe ſhweet heart, ſhit downe, and ſhleep a little. Madame, you are very welcom hither. Yes, and you ſhall ſee very good vapours. Here is my care come! I like to ſee him in ſo good company; and yet I wonder that perſons of ſuch faſhion, ſhould reſort hither! This is a very priuate houſe, Madame. Will it pleaſe your Ladiſhip ſit, Madame?