English drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600
_Flo_. Where are these wooers heere? poore sillie men,
Highly deceiv'd to gape for marriage heere
Onely for gaine: I have another reache
More high then their base spirits can aspire:
Yet must I use this Doctors secret aide,
That hath alreadie promist me a drug
Whose vertue shall effect my whole desires.
_Doct_. O _Monsieur Flores_, mee be your worships servant; mee lay my
hand under your Lordships foote by my trot.
_Flo_. O maister Doctor, you are welcome to us,
And you, _Albertus_, it doth please me much
To see you vowed rivalls thus agree.
_Doct_. Agree? by my trot sheele not have him.
_Ma_. You finde not that in your urins, M. Doctor.
_Doct_. _Mounsieur Flores_, come hedder, pray.
_Flo_. What sayes maister Doctor? have you remembred me?
_Doct_. I, by garr: heere be de powdra, you give de halfe at once.
_Flo_. But are you sure it will worke the effect?
_Doct_. Me be sure? by garr she no sooner drinke but shee hang your neck
about; she stroake your beard; she nippe your sheeke; she busse your
lippe, by garr.
_Flo_. What, wilt thou eate me, Doctor?
_Doct_. By garr, mee must shew you de vertue by plaine demonstration.
_Flo_. Well, tell me, is it best in wine or no?
_Doct_. By garr de Marshan, de Marshan, I tinck he kisse my sweete
mistresse.
_Flo_. Nay, pray thee, Doctor, speake; is't best in wine or no?
_Doct_. O, good Lort! in vyne: vat else I pray you? you give de vench to
loove vatra? be garre me be ashame of you.
_Flo_. Well, thankes, gentle Doctor. And now (my friends)
I looke to day for strangers of great state,
And must crave libertie to provide for them.
Painter, goe leave your worke, and you, _Lucilia_,
Keepe you (I charge you) in your chamber close.
[_Exeunt Cass. and Lucilia_.
_Haunce_, see that all things be in order set
Both for our Musicke and our large Carowse,
That (after our best countrie fashion)
I may give entertainment to the Prince.
_Han_. One of your Hault-boyes (sir) is out of tune.
_Flo_. Out of tune, villaine? which way?
_Han_. Drunke (sir), ant please you?
_Flo_. Ist night with him alreadie?--Well, get other Musicke.
_Han_. So we had need in truth, sir.
[_Exit Hans_.
_Doct_. Me no trouble you by my fait, me take my leave: see, de
unmannerlie Marshan staie, by garr. [_Exit_.
_Mar_. Sir, with your leave Ile choose some other time
When I may lesse offend you with my staie. [_Exit_.
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