Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

The Two Merry Milkmaids, or The Best Words Wear the Garland

Cumber, John, published 1620 · comedy · Adult Professional;Professional

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TitleThe Two Merry Milkmaids, or The Best Words Wear the Garland
AuthorCumber, John
Publication year (edition)1620
Genre (British Drama)comedy
Genre group (comparison)comedy — from the British Drama label · Annals: comedy
Play typeAdult Professional;Professional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEPwork 364 · edition 822 · TCP A17460 · DEEP 686
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)1619 [1619-1620]
First performance (BritDrama)1619
Company (BritDrama)Red Bull (Revels) Company (first)
Company (Annals)Red Bull (Revels) Company (first)
Theaterbefore the Court;
Title-page companyRed Bull (Revels) Company (first)
PrinterAlsop, Bernard
PublisherChapman, Laurence
FormatQuarto
STC4281
Greg364a
Genre (Annals)Comedy
Genre (BritDrama)Comedy
BritDrama no.1896
Title pageA PLEASANT COMEDIE, Called THE TWO MERRY MILKE-MAIDS. Or, THE BEST WORDS WEARE THE GARLAND.
Title-page performance noteAs it was Acted before the King, with generall Approbation, by the Companie of the Reuels.
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10–59487T56 Magic, spells and conjuring0.84THis Day we entreat All that are hither come, To expect no noise of Guns, Trumpets, nor Drum, Nor Sword and Ta…
260–107450unassignedFor what thou daring Mortal? what wilt thou do with Asmody, now thou hast brought him hither? I do command the…
3108–153524T35 Fools, wit and railing0.81Good signior no more eruptions, I tell you what you shall trust to: I am not like a Mill, to be turned with wi…
4154–198490T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.85Why you mistake me, if you think I weep. No; what use then of your handkercher? Something has touched my eye, …
5199–228481T41 Household service: masters, doors and po0.76Your mouth's stopped, is't not? Umh. Why so then, pray God the Wenches have clean Waistcoats. You are resolved…
6229–256482T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.65I saw the Adlantatho of Domingo mounted upon such another, not much different, nay surely nothing at all; and …
7257–313495T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.85Foolish Wench I tell thee he is a Lord, and I am little less myself, if I were in place where: what dost thou …
8314–371484unassignedI beseech your Majesty let us depart, these fine men flout us. Well said Innocence, thou art at home, and play…
9372–439511unassignedPish, that is needless, for thou'st not offended; Or if thou hadst, it were a poor one, that, For I do giv't t…
10440–498510T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.84Here's a Wench knows how to blaze a Coat. Therefore my Lord, my Blood can be no let, (If I fail not in other p…
11499–526508T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.79My Lord— The Courtiers begin to melt, and my mighty madam knows how to command: I wonder what I shallbe? The D…
12527–578464T44 Drinking: wine, ale and taverns0.83Full Tide Gentlemen, full Tide. But you are welcome; I am your Servant, your Slave, your Cat, or your Dog, or …
13579–603460unassignedBy your leave Gentlemen. What Smirk? welcome, what wind drove thee hither? The best in the four Quarters: Look…
14604–660487T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.88Gentlemen, as I understand myself, I am a Lord, I do not know, I may be an abused Coxcomb; But howsoever, here…
15661–719481unassignedI do not come to task you to your word, But to behold the Riches I have lost, That must confess myself unworth…
16720–774485T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.80But it is nothing, when the Prize is thought of that it shall purchase. Will you undertake it? I will not move…
17775–832488unassignedAll, and become in debt to pay that Man. What do you judge your Estate to be, Sir? Better then three hundred p…
18833–871490unassignedO madam, do not so, you'll spoil your painting. Looke you my Lord, my Lord your Sonne is at ir. A shrewd Boy: …
19872–889468T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.83Away my Lord, I am bound to stop mine ears; the Syrens sing in you. Why let 'em sing, Song is but Song, no mor…
20890–939500T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.84Let me prove what I will Sister, I'll have all the Court to imitate me: if I had been borne a Fool, I wonder w…
21940–997482unassignedThou dost astonish me: would I could call This any thing but Truth, a Dream, a Vision, With Terrors following …
22998–1058532unassignedIf I were sure that breath should be my last, You should not then entreat me; but receive it, Hoping you will …
231059–1124519T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.89How many ways do you desire to kill me? Why Dorilus? You say the Duke's acquainted— With our Loves, 'tis true:…
241125–1190503unassignedWell met Sir. How now? Melancholy. But now I think on't, every man is so After his height of dalliance, I did …
251191–1252504unassignedYou conjured him, into what? into a blue coat And a beard, did you not? look you there's your Asmody. Troth Si…
261253–1317495unassignedI should wrong much noblesse to think otherwise. See madam, here's a Guard upon you. They are welcome. So, the…
271318–1356495T19 Virtue, Fortune and Vice as abstractions0.74Why do you leave him? To comfort you that have more need of it, For he sits up and laughs at misery, With hope…
281357–1408494unassignedThe Salutation thou meanst. In the Salutation one way, and the Lamentation The other— Here comes more abuse. m…
291409–1462503T32 Rings and jewels as tokens0.81Then I have another, for the crying of small Bear, from six i'the morning, till twelve at noon, for all that a…
301463–1499502unassignedIt may be foot for any thing that I know, but that Now I feel the fingers, thou mayst hold it up at the Bar An…
311500–1556456unassignedSpeak Lady, free and fearless, what can you say? Nothing but that I do desire to die, For it is sin enough tha…
321557–1620481unassignedI thank thee for the last speech, it was well, O that she now cud speak and clear herself. But proceed, give s…
331621–1683498T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.78It hath been still a maxim, she's not chaste That hath not been attempted, but she who hath stood Temptation, …
341684–1729481T32 Rings and jewels as tokens0.82Lost it, it cannot be. Now talking with you, plucking off this glove, It fell out of my hand. Seek good Sir. A…
351730–1768503unassignedNay then my admirations at an end. I remember nobody would know me last time. But these are a couple of honest…
361769–1828499T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.75Ah you old whoremaster is the sign in Scorpio with you. Thou seest my power, how with a breath I turn. And win…
371829–1891487T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.88Who do you talk to? A scurvy voice, I know not, nor do care for, An yet it troubles me, I cannot see The thing…
381892–1952491T32 Rings and jewels as tokens0.81'Tis an unreasonable request in you, But yet to show I am not ashamed of him, It is young Bernard. Who Lady? p…
391953–1988510unassignedO you are a stout lover to be dejected thus, for such a vanity as a Maidenhead is, you'd ill endure to have yo…
401989–2035512T32 Rings and jewels as tokens0.91Well Smirke, pray for me, I am a man, but in this world I have small store of money, and therefore cannot rewa…
412036–2069505T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.80No, no, kissing, I do bristle too much. I'll give thee another Ring. No no, no more Rings, I shall think mysel…
422070–2129504T3 Sickness, physic and doctors0.82Nor I. Why, nor I, more particular than you. But you must go that answered. Why you may go as well as I that a…
432130–2176472T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.87What, what shall I pardon? good Raymond speak, I gather by thy speech thou wouldst unfold, something of conseq…
442177–2237490unassignedAs in the fiction, Giants make war with heaven, But are struck dead, so malice may strike at Virtue; But at la…
452238–2296454unassignedWhy she is gone my Lord. Be thoug thou gone too, and after her and fetch her, And bring her to me, or lay down…
462297–2345479T32 Rings and jewels as tokens0.88Prithee sweet no more, ask any thing but that, Let Law be of no force then in my Land, If I forgive such Trait…
472346–2398462T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.86How now, what's the cause of this? why kneel you all? For that which I join with them too. Lord Raymond's life…
482399–2423515unassignedI do not know how it comes about that I should be lost thus; villainous witchcraft will never be left, I am fa…
492424–2473513T32 Rings and jewels as tokens0.78This is the four winds driving of five Devils— This same Ring would fain give Me the slip, I must e'en pocket …
502474–2517510T32 Rings and jewels as tokens0.80Lay hands upon him for a sorcerer. Assist me my dear Ring, no hands upon me, For being invisible, I am a Princ…
512518–2554501T32 Rings and jewels as tokens0.84Shall I, that's some comfort yet, to put the loss of the Ring out of my thought. Shall I answer the Epistoler?…
522555–2606488unassignedI believe I smell the meaning, stand farther off, and give room to me and the Epistoler, you challenge all men…
532607–2637486unassignedIllustrious, bright shining, well spoken, and blood stirring Lady. ay, marry Sir. If the Rope of my Capacity, …
542638–2697481unassignedThat's true. For your small Dandiprat, I hope there's no man That thinks her but a hobby horse to woman. A thi…