Brome, Richard · published 1632 · first performed or written 1629 [licensed for stage, Jul 29] (Annals) comedy · King's Men · Blackfriars unassigned nearest T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim · 508 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T16: lady, madam, gentleman, lordship, ladies, honour, mistress, sweet, court, servant.
Most intelligent Humphrey. Let us retire to the purpose. Put case I have a Mistress in store for you; to whom I may commend you upon my own credit, and undertake for your entertainment and means by my own purse. What would you say? what would you do? Sir, I will say over the Gent. usher's Grammar to you, and do her service by the rules. Well said directly. Incipe Humfride. Say your part. In a Gentleman Usher there be eight parts. Boldness, Neatness, Flattery and Secrecy, rewarded. Diligence, Obedience Truth and Honesty, unrewarded. What is his Boldness. His Boldness is the use of his Manhood in right of his Lady's honour, degree, place or privilege, at home, abroad, in private or public meeting, for the hand, for the will, for the what she will, for the what she calls. How is it rewarded? By obtaining of Suits made out of cast Gowns or Petticoats. Which if he be a tailor, as most of our middle sort of Professors are, he is thereby made a Man in spite of the proverb, and thrust into the high way of advancement. Perge Humphrey His neatness now? His neatness consists most diversly▪ sir. Not only in the decent wearing of those clothes and clean linen, pruning his hair, rustling his Boots, or ordering his shoes ties; these are poor expressions, a journey man Barbar will do't. But to do his office neatly, his garb, his pace, his postures, his co●es on and his comes off, complements, his visits 〈◊〉▪ His Howdees. In which a profound judgement could be puzzled. I believe thee. And the most absolute or artificial memory set o'the rack. To be able to relate how this lady's tooth does; and other lady's toe. How this lady's Milk does: and how tother's Doctor liked her last water: how this lady's husband; and how other Ladies dog slept last night: how this child, that Monkey, this Nurse, that parrot, and a thousand such. Then his neatness in Chamber-work, or about the person of his Lady, in case her Maid or her Woman be otherwise occupied, to convey a pin into her ruff neatly, or add a help to her head dressing, as well as Iohn among the Maids, Lastly, his dexterity in Carving, and his discretion in Marshalling of meats; to give every mess the due service, and every dish his lawful pre-eminence. And how is this neatness rewarded Humphrey? Doubly sir: at board and at bed▪ by good bits, and the love of the Chambermaid. Well Humphrey, because we will not make this scene too long, we will omit the rest: only why are your last four parts, Diligence, Obedience, Truth and Honesty unrewarded? Sir. They are parts that spring out of virtue, and are therefore borne with their reward in their mouths, and aught to expect no further from any service in these times. Most edifying Humphrey. I have a Mistress in store for thee. I long to see her sir. Didst thou never see my Niece Constance?
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Most intelligent Humfrey. Let vs retire to the purpose. Put ase I haue a Mistris in store for you; to whom I may commnd you vpon my owne credit, and vndertake for your entertainment and meanes by my owne purse. What would you say? what would you doe? Sir, I will say ouer the Gent. vshers Grammar to you, and doe her seruice by the rules. Well said directly. Incipe Humfride. Say your part. In a Gentleman Vsher there be eight parts. Boldnesse, Neatnesse, attery and Secresie, rewarded. Diligence, Obedience Truh and Honsty, vnrewarded. What is his Bldnesse. His Boldness is the vse of his Manhood in right of his Ladis honour, degree, place or priuiledge, at home, abrad, in priuate or publique meeting, for the hand, for the wll, for the what she will, or the what she calls. How is it rewarded? By obtainin of Sutes made out of cast Gownes or Picoates. Which if be a Taylor, as most of our middle sort of Professours are, hee is thereby made a Man in spight of the prouerbe, and thust into the high way of aduancement. Perge Humfrey His neatnesse now? His neatnesse consists most diuesly▪ sir. Not only in the decent wearing of those cloathes and ceane linnen, pruning his hair, rufsling his Booes, or ordring his shooe tyes; these are poore expressions, a ourney man Barbar will doo't. But to doe his office neatly, his grb, his pace, his postures, his coes on and his comes off, complement, his visites ▪ His Howdees. In which a profound iudgement ould be pusselld. I beleeue thee. And the most absolute or artificiall memory set o'the rack. To be able to relate how this Ladies tooth does; and tother Laies toe. How this Ladies Milk does: and how others Doctor lik'd her last water: how this Ladies husban; and how tother Ladies dogge slept last night: how this childe, that Monky, this Nurse, that Parrat, and athousand such. Then his neatnesse in Chamber-woke, or about the person of his Lady, in case her Mayd or her Woman be otherwise occupied, to conuey a pin into her rffe neatly, or adde a help to her head dressing, as well as Iohn among the Maydes, Lastly, his dexterity in Caruing, and his discretion in Marshalling of meates; to giue eury messe the due seruice, and euery dish his lawfull preheminence. And how is this neatnesse rewarded Humfrey? Doubly sir: at boord and at bed▪ by good bits, and the loue of the Chambermayd. Well Humfrey, because wee will not make this scene too long, we will omit the rest: onely why are your last foure parts, Diligence, Obedience, Truth and Honesty vnrewarded? Sir. They are parts that spring out of vertue, and are therefore borne with their reward in their mouthes, and ought to expect no further from any seruice in these times. Most edifying Humfrey. I haue a Mistris in store for thee. I long to see her sir. Didst thou never see my Neece Constance?