English drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600
_Crac_. Well said, Captain; the tother health, Captain: heres good wine,
good Tobackoe, good everything: had we but a good wench or two twere
excellent.
_Suc_. Great _Alexander_, does not dreame of this, I warrant yee.
_Grimes_. Oh, hees fast enough; heele be ready to cast up his accounts
the easier when my lady calls him.
_Crac_. Come, come; who payes the Musicke? Captain, you have my purse.
_Suc_. Truths a truth from Infidell or Pagan: I am in trust, and that's
beleife, and so it shalbe saved. Pay the Musick? umh, where are they?
let me see, how many's of you, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6: good, can any of you
daunce?
_Mus_. Daunce? Yes, sir, we can shake our legs or soe.
_Suc_. So said so don, brave ladd; come, letts have a daunce, some
daunce and some play.
_Mus_. Anything to please you, noble Captaine.
_Suc_. Lively then, my hearts; some country Jigg or soe. Oh those playes
that I have seene of youre, with their Jiggs[85] ith tayles of them[86]
like your French forces! Death, I am a rorging (roaring?) boy; but,
come, stir your shanks nimbly or Ile hough ye. Strike up there!
[_Daunce_.
_Grimes_. Well don, my hearts; drinke, drinke.
_Suc_. Goe you in, Ile follow you.
_Om[nes]_. Come, Captaine.
_Suc_. Farewell, Steward.
_Mus_. Dee heare, Captaine?
_Suc_. With me, my fine treble knave? umh, thou dost tickle minikin
as nimbly--
_Mus_. We hope your worship will consider our paines?
_Suc_. How, my fine knave? letts see, who were the dauncers?
_Mus_. Come forward there! nay, I told you he was ever bountifull: oh,
good Captaine!
_Suc_. Let me see: I, thou art hart of vallor: thou didst daunce well,
thou deservest--, I say no more: and who played?
_Mus_. Wee.
_Suc_. You? well sayd; you plaid and you daunc'd, you say good; let me
see, halfe a peece or--
_Mus_. Blesse your Captaineship.
_Suc_. You plaid, you say, and you dauncd: umh, well, why then you that
dauncd must pay those that plaid.
_Mus_. How, sir, how?
_Suc_. Ever, ever, whilst you live, _Jarvice_;[87] the dauncers alwayes
payes the musike. Wilt breake custome? No, or there a pawne for you.
--Mr. Steward. Farewell. [_Exit_.
_Mus_. This is your bountifull Captaine! a rope of his bounsing! But
stay, lets play to the steward; it may be when he wakes we may worke
him to't.
_Omnes_. Content, content. [_Musike softe_.
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