Jonson, Ben · published 1631 · first performed or written 1614 [Oct 31] (Annals) comedy · Lady Elizabeth's Men unassigned nearest T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim · 502 words
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Yes goodman. They do so all to be Madam me, I think they think me a very Lady! What else Madam? Must I put of my mask to him? O, by no means. How should my husband know me, than? Husband? an idle vapour; he must not know you, nor you him; there's the true vapour. Yea, I will observe more of this: is this a Lady, friend? I, and dat is another Lady, sweet heart; if dou hasht a mind to 'em give me twelve pence from tee, and dou shalt have oder-oder on 'hem! I? This will prove my chiefest enormity: I will follow this. Is not this a finer life, Lady, than to be clogged with a husband? Yes, a great deal. When will they begin, trow? in the name o'the Motion? By and by Madam, they stay but for company. Do you hear, Puppet. Master, these are tedious vapours; when begin you? We stay but for Master Littlewit, the Author, who is gone for his wife; and we begin presently. That's I, that's I. That was you, Lady; but now you are no such poor thing. Hung the Author's wife, a running vapour! here be Ladies, will stay for ne'er a Delia o'hem all. But hear me now, here ish one o'de Ladish, a shleep, stay till she but vake man. How now friends? what's here to do? Two pence a piece, Sir, the best Motion, in the Fair. I believe you lie; if you do, I'll have my money again, and beaten you. Numps is come! Did you see a Master of mine, come in here, a tall young Squire of Harrow o'the Hill; Master Bartholomew Coke? I think there be such a one, within. Look he be, you were best: but it is very likely: I wonder I found him not at all the rest. I ha' been at the Eagle, and the black Wolf, and the Bull with the five legs, and two pizzles; (he was a Calf at Uxbridge Fair, two years ago) And at the dogs that dance the Morris, and the Hare o' the Taber; and missed him at all these! Sure this must needs be some fine sight, that holds him so, if it have him. Come, come, are you ready now? Presently, Sir. Heyday, he's at work in his Doublet, and hose; do you hear, Sir? are you employed? that you are bareheaded, and so busy? Hold your peace, Numps; you ha' been i'the stocks, I hear. Does he know that? nay, than the date of my Authority is out; I must think no longer to reign, my government is at an end. He that will correct another, must want fault himself. Sententious Numps! I never heard so much from him, before. Sure, Master Littlewit will not come; please you take your place, Sir, we'll begin. I pray thee do, mine ears long to be at it; and my eyes too. O Numps, i'the stocks, Numps? where's your sword, Numps?
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Yes good-man. They doe ſo all to be Madame mee, I thinke they thinke me a very Lady! What elſe Madame? Muſt I put off my maſque to him? O, by no meanes. How ſhould my husband know mee, then? Husband? an idle vapour; he muſt not know you, nor you him; there's the true vapour. Yea, I will obſerue more of this: is this a Lady, friend? I, and dat is anoder Lady, ſhweet heart; if dou haſht a minde to 'hem giue me twelue pence from tee, and dou ſhalt haue oder-oder on 'hem! I? This will prooue my chiefeſt enormity: I will follow this. Is not this a finer life, Lady, then to be clogg'd with a husband? Yes, a great deale. When will they beginne, trow? in the name o'the Motion? By and by Madame, they ſtay but for company. Doe you heare, Puppet. Maſter, theſe are tedious vapours; when begin you? We ſtay but for Maſter Littlewit, the Author, who is gone for his wife; and we begin preſently. That's I, that's I. That was you, Lady; but now you are no ſuch poore thing. Hang the Authors wife, a running vapour! here be Ladies, will ſtay for nere a Delia o'hem all. But heare mee now, heere iſh one o'de Ladiſh, a ſhleep, ſtay till ſhee but vake man. How now friends? what's heere to doe? Two pence a piece, Sir, the beſt Motion, in the Fayre. I beleeue you lye; if you doe, I'll haue my money againe, and beat you. Numps is come! Did you ſee a Maſter of mine, come in here, a tall yong Squire of Harrow o'the Hill; Maſter Bartholmew Cokes? I thinke there be ſuch a one, within. Looke hee be, you were beſt: but it is very likely: I wonder I found him not at all the reſt. I ha' beene at the Eagle, and the blacke Wolfe, and the Bull with the fiue legges, and two pizzles; (hee was a Calfe at Vxbridge Fayre, two yeeres agone) And at the dogges that daunce the Morrice, and the Hare o' the Taber; and miſt him at all theſe! Sure this muſt needs be ſome fine ſight, that holds him ſo, if it haue him. Come, come, are you readie now? Preſently, Sir. Hoyday, hee's at worke in his Dublet, and hoſe; doe you heare, Sir? are you imploy'd? that you are bare-headed, and ſo buſie? Hold your peace, Numpes; you ha' beene i'the ſtocks, I heare. Do's he know that? nay, then the date of my Authority is out; I muſt thinke no longer to raigne, my gouernment is at an end. He that will correct another, muſt want fault himſelfe. Sententious Numpes! I neuer heard ſo much from him, before. Sure, Maſter Littlewit will not come; pleaſe you take your place, Sir, wee'll beginne. I pray thee doe, mine eares long to be at it; and my eyes too. O Numpes, i'the ſtocks, Numps? where's your ſword, Numps?