English drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600
_Hip_. Alas, sir _Cut_, you are not worth the hearing, every body saies
you cannot love, howsoever you talke on't.
_Rud_. Not love, dame? slidd what argument woodst have of my love, tro?
lett me looke as redde as Scarlet a fore I see thee, and when thou comst
in sight if the sunne of thy beauty, doe not white me like a shippards
holland, I am a _Iewe_ to my Creator.
_Hip_. O excellent!
_Rud_. Let me burst like a Tode, if a frowne of thy browe has not turned
the very heart in my bellie and made mee readie to be hangd by the
heeles for a fortnight to bring it to the right againe.
_Hip_. You shood have hangd longer sir _Cut_: tis not right yet.
_Rud_. Zonnes, bid me cut off the best lymme of my body for thy love,
and ile lai't in thy hand to prove it. Doost thinke I am no Christian,
have I not a soule to save?
_Hip_. Yes tis to save yet I warrant it, and wilbe while tis a soule if
you use this.
_Fur_. Excellent Courtship of all hands, only my Captaines Courtship, is
not heard yet. Good Madam give him favour to court you with his voyce.
_Eug_. What shood he Court me withall else, my Lord?
_Mom_. Why, I hope Madam there be other things to Court Ladies withall
besides voyces.
_Fur_. I meane with an audible sweete song Madam.
_Eug_. With all my heart my Lord, if I shall bee so much indebted
to him.
_Foul_. Nay I will be indebted to your eares Ladie for hearing me sound
musicke.
_Fur_. Well done Captaine, prove as it wil now.
_Enter Messenger_.
_Me_. My Lord, Doctor _Versey_ the Physitian is come to see master
_Clarence_.
_Mom_. Light, and attend him to him presently.
_Fur_. To Master _Clarence_? what is your friend sicke?
_Mom_. Exceeding sicke.
_Tal_. I am exceeding sorrie.
_King_. Never was sorrow worthier bestowed
Then for the ill state of so good a man.
_Pene_. Alas poore Gentleman; good my Lord lets see him.
_Mom_. Thankes gentle Ladie, but my friend is loth
To trouble Ladies since he cannot quitt them.
With anything he hath that they respect.
_Hip_. Respect, my Lord! I wood hold such a man
In more respect then any Emperour:
For he cood make me Empresse of my selfe
And in mine owne rule comprehend the World.
_Mom_. How now young Dame? what sodainly inspird?
This speech hath silver haires, and reverence askes,
And sooner shall have duty done of me,
Then any pompe in temperall Emperie.
_Hip_. Good Madam get my Lord to let us greet him.
_Eug_. Alas we shall but wrong and trouble him.
His Contemplations greet him with most welcome.
_Fur_. I never knew a man of so sweet a temper,
So soft and humble, of so high a Spirit.
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